“The temptation of performative moral supremacy that many succumb to on social media — i.e., the need to be woker-than-thou — isn’t really about justice either. If anything, in many cases, a person’s moral supremacy starts to look a whole lot like another kind of supremacy.”— Zaron Burnett III, melmagazine.com
“I learned that whatever we say means nothing, what anyone will remember is that we came.”— Julia Kasdorf, amazon.com
“How do you write about someone you loved intensely, but didn’t really like?”— Prachi Gupta, jezebel.com
“A new wave of TV shows are addressing death and loss in new and important ways.”— Anna Haines, Nylon, nylon.com
“At this moment I’m practicing the skill set of not trying to get you to like me. Like, whether or not you like me, I like me.”— Caroline Calloway, nbcnews.com
“All people really want to read is this: What energy did they bring to conversations? What memory do you have of them that stands out? What’s the truth about them that we all know but are too polite to address?”— Ella Dawson, elladawson.com
“Just say it, you always know the killer was a woman if she cleaned up after.”— Olivia Gatwood, amazon.com
“And as we sat there listening to the carolers, I wanted to tell Brian it was over now and everything would be okay. But that was a lie, plus, I couldn't speak anyway. I wish there was some way for us to go back and undo the past. But there wasn't. There was nothing we could do. So I just stayed sile…”— Gregg Araki, Neil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, imdb.com
“No, it wasn’t a death wish. But, look, I was in a lot of pain. And I wanted to be around other people who were in pain as well. In America, people don’t talk about grief. They don’t talk about loss very much. It makes people very uncomfortable. And I wanted to be around other people who— where life…”— Anderson Cooper, amazon.com
“I could always see your heart. Once again, it was pushed to a different chamber—into mine.”— Megan Falley, facebook.com
“I’m a person who’s been through a lot and doesn’t know what to say about any of it to myself, let alone the world.”— Ariana Grande, vogue.com
“If having the courage to love and support another person without guarantee makes us dumbasses, then by all means, let us be dumbasses together.”— Amanda Richards, instyle.com
“At the center of vulnerability, we find shame, fear, grief, anxiety, uncertainty, scarcity, but this also the birthplace of love belong and joy.”— Brené Brown, Herself, Brené Brown, imdb.com
“I know therapy can be expensive- but look at it as an investment for your future. I could have… a lot of bucks still in my bank account right now. But what good would the money do if I were still working in a department store and crying on my way to work every day?”— Jadi Rae Curtis, agrievingtwentysomething.com
“Honestly, I know where you're goin' And baby, you're just movin' on And I still love you even if I can't See you anymore can't wait to see you soar”— Lady GaGa, open.spotify.com
“What the eye can't see the heart won't grieve over.”— Julian Fellowes, Brendan Coyle, Brian Percival, Mrs. Patmore, Lesley Nicol, imdb.com