Drew

“Maybe you only get one chance at meeting somebody who really gets inside you, wakes corners of your mind and heart that you didn't know were asleep.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Lines We Cross

“I know I've got to work twice as hard as everybody else because I've got twice the distance to run just to catch up.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Lines We Cross

“I wear my politics like hand-me down clothes: some bits feel like they don't fit me properly, but I expect I'll grow into them, trusting that because they're from my parents they've come from a good source.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Lines We Cross

“Grief, especially when it's still raw, is like having a thirst that no amount of water quenches. It can't be consoled; it can't be alleviated. It's unrelenting and constant. I wish I could tell her that it will get easier with time. But if I told her that I'd also have to tell her that easier doesn't mean it ever goes away.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Lines We Cross