Ms. Slingerland

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
― Herman Melville

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
― Desmond Tutu (Foreword)

“That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.”
― John Green, Paper Towns

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison