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“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

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

“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

“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