“The true cost of following your dreams isn't what you sacrifice when you chase them, it's what you lose when you don't”

“People who are driven by their values will overcome hurdles, difficulties, and obstacles in ways that people driven only by profit will never be able to”

“The words we choose can build communities, reunite loved ones, and inspire others. They can be a catalyst for change. However, our words also have the power to destroy and divide: they can start a ...”

“People who are driven by love will overcome hardships and hurdles in ways that people who are only driven by profit never can.”

“The idea of reappropriation isnt a new one. The process of turning negative words, symbols, or ideas into positive parts of our own identity was used for social justice movements long before hipst...”

“I dont subscribe to the notion of seeing no color, that were all the same and race doesnt exist. Its a social and political reality that we live in. The problem when people say we should concentrat...”

“Healing doesnt mean forgetting or making the memories insignificant. Healing means refocusing”

“Healing doesn’t mean forgetting or making the memories insignificant. Healing means refocusing”

“[novan]: bassists are very good with their fingers[novan]: and some of us sing backup vocals, so that means we're good with our mouths too...(~ IM chat with Novan Chang, 18, bassist)”

“There are thousands of other women to choose from. You understand me? And this court runs on ambition alone.”

“Silence descended on the house. [....] Amma must have sensed that this was the sort of silence that, left unchallenged, could consume the family from within.”