Ayesha

“Adulthood, for all its opportunities, meant the simultaneous accumulation of loss.”
― Marian Keyes, Grown Ups

“Special discounts to Hogwarts students who swear they’re going to use our products to get rid of this old bat,” added George, pointing at Professor Umbridge.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Do us a favor, Perce,” said Bill, yawning, “and shut up.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“I feel that the horrible scapegoating we’ve had to endure has forced us into a corner of defensiveness, dissipating our energy in this endless game of pushing back against the misconceptions that ultimately victimize us. Imperialism behaves in this way not only out of sheer contempt for peoples different than its own, but also in a deliberate effort to prevent these groups from building themselves up. It makes me sad to think about all the resources the Muslim American community has been forced to waste for the past decade on campaigns, events, and media efforts to prove that we, too, are American; that we, too, are human, begging and pleading the public to not believe the racist rhetoric being spewed about us.”
― Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age