Kara

“Abi planted the seed that as a woman in this world it’s important to take up space and make yourself heard, even if it intimidates and offends powerful men.”
― Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

“My mother had failed to give me a better life than hers because she didn't have the blueprint to show me what my best could look like.”
― Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

“Grown-ups, who are supposed to protect their children, are limited by what "best" has felt like to them, based on the circumstances they grew in and the privilege they did or did not have. The lines between grown-up and child were often blurred between me and my mom. Her "best" did not look like mine; in fact, it looked like danger. It felt like surrender.”
― Samra Habib, We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir

“I'll call for pen and ink and write my mind”
― William Shakespeare