Philip

“These children are faced with nothing but preconceived notions about who they are. And they grow up to be adults who know only the same. You said it yourself: Lucy wasn’t who you expected him to be, which means you already had decided in your head what he was. How can we fight prejudice if we do nothing to change it? If we allow it to fester, what’s the point?”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“I’m not telling you a story so much as a shipwreck—the pieces floating, finally legible.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Murder has a cycle just like water. In the same way water becomes a cloud, then becomes water again, when blood calls for vengeance the blood from that vengeance calls too. If you plan to give death, it will always return to you.”
― Micaiah Johnson, The Space Between Worlds

“You have to serve those who need to be served, not just the ones who make you feel good about yourself.”
― Ann Patchett, The Dutch House