Izzie

“My goal, once upon a time, was to succeed. I didn’t realize that success wasn’t grades or scholarships or achievements, but the people I was lucky enough to have in my life.”
― Elle Kennedy, The Goal

“Loneliness even when you’re surrounded by others is something I understand well. I’m”
― Mariana Zapata, Dear Aaron

“Penelope had met white women like her at RISD—women who were certain they were the center of everyone’s world. If someone wanted to steal a handbag, it would be her handbag. If someone wanted to pick a lock, it would be her lock. She was no better than the Manhattan friends Marcus complained about.”
― Naima Coster, Halsey Street

“Things happened in the neighborhood, yes, and there were kids she knew who got caught up, but there were others, too, who had taken their bicycles out on the street, or walked by themselves to the playground, and managed to survive.”
― Naima Coster, Halsey Street