Michelle

“We were a chocolate-box family, I thought. Brightly wrapped on the outside and oozing sticky darkness within.”
― Yangsze Choo, The Night Tiger

“DeVante’s got a point. What makes his name or our names any less normal than yours? Who or what defines ‘normal’ to you? If my pops were here, he’d say you’ve fallen into the trap of the white standard.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“It makes no difference if you’re rich or poor Or if you’re smart or dumb. A woman’s place in this old world Is under some man’s thumb, And if you’re born a woman You’re born to be hurt. You’re born to be stepped on, Lied to, Cheated on, And treated like dirt. —Sandy Posey, “Born a Woman” Lyrics by Martha Sharp”
― Stephen King, Sleeping Beauties

“Besties before testes.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give