Lila

“We are part of the society that we are fighting to change, and we cannot absolve ourselves of our role in it.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

“So much of me died. It took me a long time to feel alive again. Life, Ari, can be an ugly thing. But life can be so incredibly beautiful. It’s both. And we have to learn to hold the contradictions inside us without despairing, without losing our hope.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

“Each story, each person is different. Messy sometimes. But colorful, mismatched, and beautiful.”
― Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

“Because time is cruel to all, and crueler still to artists. Because visions weakens, and voices wither, and talent fades.... Because happiness is brief, and history is lasting, and in the end... everyone wants to be remembered”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue