Drew

“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

“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

“A reminder that for some people in this world, freedom and ordinary aren't basic rights. They're luxuries you should never take for granted.”
― 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