Hannah Dignan

“accept that you deserve more
than painful love
life is moving
the healthiest thing
for your heart is
to move with it”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

“We don’t want the child to view our admiration of them as conditional, as transactional—as coming only when they do something good. We want them to know we value them no matter what. Simply by virtue of being human and in community with other humans, they are of immeasurable intrinsic value.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, How to Raise an Antiracist

“we all move forward when
we recognize how resilient
and striking the women
around us are”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

“The next day, Phil, the kids, and I went to my parents’ house for a New Year’s Day lunch. As we were leaving, my father came outside to the driveway. He walked around to the passenger side of my car and gave me a hug. Then he looked at me and with steel in his voice said, “Defend the republic, daughter.” “I will, Dad,” I said. “Always.”
― Liz Cheney, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning