“But sometimes, people kick you to the ground at recess because they think the shape of your eyes is funny. They lunge at you because they see a vulnerable body. Or a different skin color. Or a different name. Or a girl. They think that you won't hit back - that you'll just lower your eyes and hide. And sometimes, to protect yourself, to make it go away, you do. But sometimes, you find yourself standing in exactly the right position, wielding exactly the right weapon to hit back.”
"She is my sister, always, even in death, even beyond."
- Marie Lu
Love
"June has never looked more beautiful than she does now, unadorned and honest, vulnerable yet invincible."
- Marie Lu
Strength
"April, the bridge between winter and spring, reminds us of the transient beauty of change."
- Marie Lu
Change
""April, the bridge between winter and spring, reminds us of the transient beauty of change.""
- Marie Lu
Change
"If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system."
- Marie Lu
Taking Risks
"The greatest strength lies in vulnerability."
- Beauty and the Beast
Courage
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
- Mark Twain
Courage
"I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me."
- Tracee Ellis Ross
Courage
"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Courage
"Courage, dear heart."
- C.S. Lewis
Courage