Elise Seanor

“Uncoolness is pretty much Judaism’s brand, which is why cool people find it so threatening—and why Jews who are willing to become cool are absolutely necessary to Hanukkah antisemitism’s success. These “converted” Jews are used to demonstrate the good intentions of the regime—which of course isn’t antisemitic but merely requires that its Jews publicly flush thousands of years of Jewish civilization down the toilet in exchange for the worthy prize of not being treated like dirt, or not being murdered.”
― Dara Horn, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present

“We do want you. You shook up the Capitol, both figuratively and literally, with that earthquake. You were capable of imagining a different future. And maybe it won’t be realized today, maybe not in our lifetime. Maybe it will take generations. We’re all part of a continuum. Does that make it pointless?”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“I run for Louella, but I run for Woodbine, too, because he’ll never run again.”
― Suzanne Collins, Sunrise on the Reaping

“What is magic, if not something that makes you believe and feel and wonder?”
― Stephanie Garber, Alchemy of Secrets