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“Maybe, the only thing that has to make sense
about being somebody's friend
is that you help them be their best self
on any given day. That you give them a home
when they don't want to be in their own.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“I know I'm American because when I walk into a room something dies.”
― Noor Hindi

“Ma, to speak in our mother tongue is to speak only partially in Vietnamese, but entirely in war.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“to be a thief is to unstick the plastic glow-in-the-dark stars from the ceiling. to be a poet is to write about the hollows that take their place. to be a child is to love what's left.”
― Ina Cariño, Feast