Sara DF

“The government might be able to steal our lives from us, but they can’t steal our thoughts.”
― Samira Ahmed, Internment

“It was easy to kiss someone when it didn’t matter; it was more difficult when it might be meaningful.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic

“The confidence is a mask, like some of the lies we tell to make it through the day.”
― Samira Ahmed, Internment

“Here’s one thing I know for sure, though. I know that the day I raise my right hand and take the oath to be president of the United States, the world will start looking at America differently. I know that kids all around this country—Black kids, Hispanic kids, kids who don’t fit in—they’ll see themselves differently, too, their horizons lifted, their possibilities expanded. And that alone…that would be worth it.”
― Barack Obama, A Promised Land