“When your heart is broken you plant seeds in the cracks
and you pray for rain.
And you teach your sons and daughters
there are sharks in the water
but the only way to survive
is to breathe deep
and dive.”
― Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns
and you pray for rain.
And you teach your sons and daughters
there are sharks in the water
but the only way to survive
is to breathe deep
and dive.”
― Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns
“I feel like a constellation of wounds, held together with string and stubbornness.”
― The Queen of Nothing
― The Queen of Nothing
“You tried to tell your story to people who didn't know how to listen.”
― In the Dream House
― In the Dream House
“It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.”
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
― Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
“Why do we teach girls their perspectives are inherently untrustworthy?" I would yell. I want to reclaim these word. After all, melodrama comes from melos, which means music, honey. A drama queen is nonetheless a queen.”
― In the Dream House
― In the Dream House
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