Attia

“sometimes put my bag on a seat early to choose a good seat, hoping that one of the other girls might want to sit next to me, but my bag would always be moved to the seat Kenzie and I usually sat”
― Nia Sioux, Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

“My tear-stained face is turned up, my throat burning and my cheeks hollowed out as I let my father-in-law fuck my throat.”
― Ashlee Rose, Valentine Belle

“Two years ago, I created a one hundred item bucket list to ensure my life had intention. One hundred items with a deadline. My deadline is approaching, and I still have twelve items left on my list.”
― Charity Shane, One Eighty

“As a way to protect myself, I hid my feelings by isolating when I got overwhelmed. Then I’d return unfazed . . . or so I thought. I didn’t realize that I was still getting hurt in the process.”
― Nia Sioux, Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life