Carma DeFries

“I’m so tired of hate. Of violence caused by lack of understanding. Of loud men with weak morals.”
― Karla M. Jay, It Happened in Silence

“Bet them folks working in the brick buildings in Atlanta don’t realize they’re surrounded by ashes and bits of people who died making blocks to build their walls.” He chuckles. “I hope they hear moans and groans at night.”
― Karla M. Jay, It Happened in Silence

“Used to be not so many people lived on the street, and when they did, you could more or less tell why. Addiction or mental illness. But these days you got the majority of your people with, like, one paycheck standing between them and the street. So nowadays, could be anything. Medical bills. Job loss.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

“Okay,” I said. But only because I wanted the conversation to be over. Only because I wanted anything that required anything from me to stop. I had nothing to give to the world in that moment. Literally nothing. Couldn’t everybody see that?”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl