Ella

“We understood what was necessary -humans often fail at listening, as if their stubbornness will convince the truth to change, as if they have that kind of power. They do, however, understand forceful things, cruelties--they obey those.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater

“But I've learned that you can't force forever on the wrong people. They belong exactly where they are, giving exactly what they want to. I don't ask for anything more. I figure I shouldn't have to.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater

“You who call women the fairer sex, you may repress and deny all you want, but some of us were born with a howling void where our souls should sway”
― Chelsea G. Summers, A Certain Hunger

“Some people can't see softness without wanting to hurt it”
― Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji