Siarra

“Because baking a black cake was like handling a relationship. The recipe, on paper, was simple enough. Its success depended on the quality of the ingredients, but mostly on how well you handled them,”
― Charmaine Wilkerson, Black Cake

“A man that loved a woman put her in position to elevate.”
― Ashley Antoinette, Ethic 2

“It’s so funny to me that just because they weren’t there for my struggles, they think they don’t exist. I’ve overcome a lot in my life. I’ve survived not feeling enough in my mom’s eyes. I’ve cried over plenty of boys. I’ve shed literal blood, sweat, and tears during my med school journey. I’ve suffered heartaches and growing pains. I’ve needed my mom and sister to be a support system more times than I can count. The problem lies within the fact that I never felt they could fulfill that need. I never felt important enough to them to ask.”
― Natasha Bishop, Only for the Week

“Maybe you’ll have to pay with your body”
― Iliana Xander, Love, Mom