Alison

“The many identities you hold and your lived experiences are not in conflict with each other; they make you sharp, whole, and extraordinary”
― Alice Wong, Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

“The absurdity of a narwhal experiencing an existential crisis is the key to understanding everything that is wrong about human thinking, and everything that is right about animal thinking.”
― Justin Gregg, If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity

“Stuttering is only a problem -- in fact is only abnomral -- because our culture places so much value on efficiency and self-mastery. Stuttering breaks communication only because ableist notions have already decided how fast and smooth a person must speak to be heard and be taken seriously. An arbitrary line has been drawn around "normal" speech”
― Alice Wong, Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

“I think of storytelling as a chance to know ourselves better, to really question wh oare are, where we've been, and who are want to be. Each person has an entire universe of stories inside of us. So my question to you all is, what is your story and how do you want to share it with the world? If you aren't ready to share tell your stories to yourself and let it nourish and guide you. Most importantly, your stories should please you and you alone. And when you are ready to share it, it'll be out there with other disabled narratives pushing back at that status quo.”
― Alice Wong, Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life