Allie

“Health belongs to an individual. Health is both a possession and an external reflection of someone’s personal achievements or moral failings. Every individual is personally responsible for the ways in which their body changes, misbehaves, and deviates from the norm. The norm is usually measured against white bodies. Young bodies. European bodies. Male bodies.”
― Sophie Strand, The Body Is a Doorway: A Memoir: A Journey Beyond Healing, Hope, and the Human

“It was a quirk, her need for everything to be in perfect order at the end of each day, but it was a quirk that worked for her and gave her a sense of calm that typically carried her through to sleep.”
― A.R. Torre, The Missing Ones

“Dancing has been part of every good moment of history,”
― Ashley Manley, The History Between

“Less than two weeks and my life is nearly unrecognizable. The pieces are the same, just rearranged.”
― Ashley Manley, The History Between