Landa

“IF YOU want to know about my life,” said Simple as he blew the foam from the top of the newly filled glass the bartender put before him, “don’t look at my face, don’t look at my hands. Look at my feet and see if you can tell how long I been standing on them.”
― Langston Hughes, The Best of Simple: Stories

“Fear,” I sniffed as I closed my eyes, “is a terrible thing to live your life by. I may be a lot of things…I may lack social awareness, the average display of emotions one needs to communicate, and I may not be like most women here…but Terry Clarke would always say, what you fear owns your bones, what you face, bows to your soul.”
― Granger ., The Mortal Affairs

“Got my house smelling like weave, weed, and regrets! Hurry up!”
― Desiree ., The Perfect Sister

“I am,” I stated. “We are not equals. I am not your sister. I’m not your daughter nor your mother. I am my own woman and yes, I am raised to think that I am better than everybody. Not just you and I believe it. Who are you to tell me I’m not? Why do you feel it is your position to tell me I’m not and why are you so threatened by how I feel about myself?”
― Desiree ., The Perfect Sister 2