Lanie

“I blame an oppressive society at large, one that promotes the belief that it’s better to change people to fit the norm than to change the norm to accept people— that it’s better to remove the traits that might lead someone to being made fun of rather than to raise kids not to make fun of those who are different.”
― Alicia Roth Weigel, Inverse Cowgirl

“Maybe if we spend more time sharing stories and listening to one another than defending our borders— geographic and ideological— we’ll realize that, though the plot details differ, the trajectories are largely the same. And the borders we draw are, really, just lines in the sand.”
― Alicia Roth Weigel, Inverse Cowgirl

“When we are but dust on the wind, no one will spread stories regarding your deepest terrors. Instead, they will speak of your bravery, your kindness, your honesty. They will talk of how you rose above an impossible situation and stayed true to yourself.”
― Macayla Dawn, The Mountain's Crown

“People are often the product of the structures they’re raised in until they witness something different.”
― Alicia Roth Weigel, Inverse Cowgirl