Stacy-Ann

“Forgiveness is about a mind-set of letting go.” She thought for a second, then said, “It’s about acknowledging to yourself that someone hurt you, and accepting that.” Done, I thought. “Then it’s about accepting that the person who hurt you is flawed, like all people are, and letting that guide you to a better, more nuanced understanding of what happened. Flawed, I thought. Okay. Check. “And then there’s a third part,” she went on, “probably the hardest, that involves trying to look at the aftermath of what happened and find ways that you benefited, not just ways you were harmed.” I”
― Katherine Center, Things You Save in a Fire

“Nobody love a black girl. Not even herself”
― Nicole Dennis-Benn, Here Comes the Sun

“Not every flower belongs in every garden.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House

“Make sure your decency, your humanity, is the last thing you give up.”
― Leonard Pitts Jr., The Last Thing You Surrender