Alecia

“Having a baby, Elizabeth realized, was a little like living with a visitor from a distant planet. There was a certain amount of give and take as the visitor learned your ways and you learned theirs, but gradually their ways faded and your ways stuck. Which she found regrettable. Because unlike adults, her visitor never tired of even the smallest discovery; always saw the magic in the extraordinary.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“There have been so many times when I was scared to speak up because I was afraid somebody would think I was crazy. But I’ve learned that lesson now, the hard way. You have to speak the thing that you’re feeling, even if it scares you. You have to tell your story. You have to raise your voice.”
― Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

“There is a power to quiet too. ...The problem comes when you don't speak at all. Then you're letting someone else tell your story.”
― Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo, Ruby in the Sky

“Even when you can't see it, courage can be found when you simply stand up.”
― Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo, Ruby in the Sky