Jennifer

“but wasn’t that the whole purpose of time? To spend it? Charlie liked having the currency to spend, even to waste, but he also felt lost and a bit freaked out by its abundance, as if he’d inherited something that wasn’t his.”
― Eric Puchner, Dream State

“Third: Become an advocate. By which I mean, pick an issue that means a lot to you (immigration, mental health, clean water) and look for an organization that’s doing work on that issue. Join. Give them your email address. Go to the meetings. Become a foot soldier. You’d be surprised how quickly foot soldiers in these organizations can become”
― Al Franken, Al Franken, Giant of the Senate

“empty”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Kingdoms

“lynchings between 1900 and the 1950s, to the murders during the civil rights movement, to killings that happen right now. This moment.”
― Susan Straight, In the Country of Women