Emily

“We are taught that thin is synonymous with beauty, power, and love. But, in fact, it is not. Beauty is not something women earn; it is something people are. Power is not achieved through the dogged pursuit of homogeneity; it is something that is innate within us and that is strengthened by nonconformity. Love is not something people earn through obedience; it is each person’s birthright. We cannot starve our way into being loved, into being free.”
― Virgie Tovar, You Have the Right to Remain Fat

“I am dripping melanin and honey. I am black without apology.”
― Upile Chisala, soft magic.

“fighting sadness is necessary war.”
― Upile Chisala, soft magic.

“Pretty was a strange thing to concern oneself over. Pretty was subjective and fallacious.”
― Rivers Solomon, An Unkindness of Ghosts