“Always be careful in dreamland. Imaginations are powerful, wonderful gifts, until it’s all you have holding you at night.”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“I think little girls of colour need as much representation as they can get, and the more women of colour that exist not just in literature but in the arts world in general, the more chance they have of being represented authentically. I use my voice to give words to the silent. I shout because I HAD…”— Nikita Gill, shopcatalog.com
“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”— Anna Quindlen, nytimes.com
“If you are honest, people may deceive you. Be honest anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness. Be kind anyway. All the good you do today will be forgotten by others tomorrow. Do good anyway.”— Fredrik Backman, Fatima, amazon.com
“If you don’t feel like you belong in this world, it’s because you’re here to help create a new one.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“Do you still think of me when you lay down at night and wish that it had ended differently?”— Becky Curl, thoughtcatalog.com
“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.”— Rainer Maria Rilke, amazon.com
“In case it wasn’t obvious, everything is fucked up and nothing matters. Have a pointless day!”— Noah Kalina, twitter.com
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”— J.K. Rowling, harvardmagazine.com
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”— J.K. Rowling, amazon.com
“When girls write to us about how inadequate they feel and how shitty Instagram makes them feel and how cool other people look and how lame they are, I just want to be like, No, no, no, no! This is all strategic. You’re doing great. Nothing exciting is happening over here except ambitious people in a…”— Tavi Gevinson, thecut.com
“I am the truth, your karma, the revolt. I am the resistance, the pieces you tried to keep shattered, coming back together again.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“I am the truth, your karma, the revolt. I am the resistance, the pieces you tried to keep shattered, coming back together again.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Bless them, normal people will go to any lengths to ignore magic, even if it’s staring them in the face.”— J. K. Rowling, Arthur Weasley, amazon.com
“Writing helps you know what is going on inside you. When you write, you catch delicate, fleeting thoughts that you might otherwise dismiss.”— Carrie Barron, amazon.com
“The younger generation is growing up at an exciting yet terrifying time: a time when connections can be made instantaneously, yet meaningful connections are becoming harder and harder to find.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com
“The ability to be successful, independent and joyful no matter what your relationship status is should be seen as a gift and an asset, not a curse.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com