Mariel

“I've had a lot of things to feel ashamed about and I've learned most of them are other people's problems, not mine.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

“I wish someone had told me that love isn’t torture. Because I thought love was this thing that was supposed to tear you in two and leave you heartbroken and make your heart race in the worst way. I thought love was bombs and tears and blood. I did not know that it was supposed to make you lighter, not heavier. I didn’t know it was supposed to take only the kind of work that makes you softer. I thought love was war. I didn’t know it was supposed to… I didn’t know it was supposed to be peace.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & The Six

“...you can't control how people look at you, but you can control how far back you pull your shoulders and how high you lift your chin”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

“Whatever we are to become, I'm glad that we can laugh through the uncomfortable moments.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High