Natalee Nassar

“Most people are trapped in their towns, or their jobs, or their way of life. We go through life in our little boxes until we find ourselves in the last one, buried in the ground.”
― Robert J. Crane, The Girl in the Box: Books 1-3

“Here I was trying to find a way home—and by home what I meant was that feeling I belonged.”
― Neda Toloui-Semnani, They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents

“Is there anywhere that you feel like you can be your full self?” I ask. “No!” she yells, slapping the table and laughing. It’s a huge, contagious laugh, and it cuts through the noise of the bar. A few college kids look over at us. “Never! I don’t think I’ve ever been my full self anywhere. I don’t even think that’s a thing.”
― Melissa Faliveno, Tomboyland: Essays

“Justice work is complex and imperfect and incremental, built on past victories and by seeing the best intentions in one another. Every step counts.”
― Precious Brady-Davis, I Have Always Been Me: A Memoir