Siobhan

“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“I don’t know what’s wrong with me, says Marianne. I don’t know why I can’t be like normal people.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

“Be selfish," he whispered. "Be brave.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“Do not change the parts of yourself that you like to make others comfortable. Do not try to mold yourself to fit the standards someone else has set for us.”
― Adalyn Grace, Belladonna