Elysephone

“I much preferred to observe, to twirl around in the fascinating constellation of my own mind, where I could entertain myself by creating stories about the people around me, their fears and obsessions, wondering what faces they made at themselves in the mirror, if they were anything like mine. I memorized song lyrics, constructed elaborate fantasies, and filled diaries and journals with the rambling minutiae of my day, personal mythologies, and sometimes, prayers”
― Carla Bruce-Eddings, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

“I never felt sure of what I craved more: solitude or attention. So I sought both, ever at odds between instinct and performance.”
― Carla Bruce-Eddings, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

“I was now the most powerful woman in China, yet my spirit was stuck with that empty coffin with my name and title carved in cold stone.”
― Anchee Min, Empress Orchid

“You believe hope to be the enemy of science and not it's driving force?”
― Sophia Hannah