Danika

“True confession: The reason we don't talk about race is because we do not speak a common language.”
― Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things

“What was unique about this crime, was that the perpetrator could suggest the victim experienced pleasure and people wouldn’t bat an eye. There’s no such thing as a good stabbing or bad stabbing, consensual murder or nonconsensual murder. In this crime, pain could be disguised and confused as pleasure.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“Do not become the ones who hurt you. Stay tender with your power. Never fight to injure, fight to uplift.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“No matter who else is mourning, you’re in your own little cell. Even when people try to comfort you, you’re aware that now there is a barrier between you and them, made of the horrible thing that happened, that keeps you isolated.”
― Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things