Brit Bennett

"In the dark, you could never be too black. In the dark, everyone was the same color."

- Brit Bennett

"You could convince anyone you belonged somewhere if you acted like you did."

- Brit Bennett

"You didn't just find a self out there waiting — you had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be."

- Brit Bennett

"You didn't just find a self out there waiting. You had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be."

- Brit Bennett