

“Parents sacrifice their lives for their children. Then children become parents and sacrifice their own lives. And so all is sacrificed and nothing is gained. Life, then becomes the pursuit of an unobtainable purpose by absurd means.”
― The Vision, Vol. 2: Little Better Than a Beast
― The Vision, Vol. 2: Little Better Than a Beast

“Once upon a time there was a hazel-eyed boy with dimples. I called him Khalil. The world called him a thug.
He lived, but not nearly long enough, and for the rest of my life I'll remember how he died.
Fairy tale? No. But I'm not giving up on a better ending.”
― The Hate U Give
He lived, but not nearly long enough, and for the rest of my life I'll remember how he died.
Fairy tale? No. But I'm not giving up on a better ending.”
― The Hate U Give

“It's dope to be black until it's hard to be black.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give

“Spirals.... this town is contaminated with spirals.”
― Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1
― Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1

“What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give

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