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“I've seen it happen over and over again: a black person gets killed just for being black, and all hell breaks loose. I’ve tweeted RIP hashtags, reblogged pictures on Tumblr, and signed every petition out there. I always said that if I saw it happen to somebody, I would have the loudest voice, making sure the world knew what went down.

Now I am that person, and I’m too afraid to speak.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“You don’t look very sick..."

"How grossly inappropriate of you to notice,’ I reply, fighting hard to keep my voice even.”
― Louise Gornall, Under Rose-Tainted Skies

“They didn't keep records, and those they did were destroyed when the first investigations into abuse were called for. They didn't want people knowing what went on here. They didn't want the numbers getting out. The babies were sold to rich couples in America. The illegal adoptions. The deaths.”
― Moïra Fowley-Doyle, All the Bad Apples

“If bravery is a medical condition, everybody's misdiagnosed me.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give