Becky Rice

“There must be satisfaction gained in accurately naming the thing that torments you.”
― Miriam Toews, Women Talking

“To yell “black-on-black crime” is to shoot a man and then shame him for bleeding.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me

“The limitless wrath of Achilles can end only once he recognizes that no absolute, permanent victory is ever possible. Everyone must bear unbearable losses, for which no compensation could ever be enough. In the end, we all lose. Our best hope is to accept partial, temporary limits on conflict, accepting human companionship and community as our only, always inadequate compensation, for the pervasive experience of loss.”
― Homer, The Iliad

“When Salma peers into her daughter’s coffee cup, she knows instantly she must lie.”
― Hala Alyan, Salt Houses