“It really is a blow to the self esteem when most people say they’d never date you because you’re disabled. I spent years hating myself for this very reason. I love myself now but I get lonely and sad when I think about how many people in the world think I’m not dating material.”— Keah Brown, twitter.com
“Callous people who throw a lot of empty words at you, trying to force you to do what you don't want to . . . . Narrow minds devoid of imagination. Intolerance, theories cut off from reality, empty terminology, usurped ideals, inflexible systems.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I realize that problems with restrooms and card catalogs are mere details, but if we don't begin with the small things, we'll never be able to throw off the cloak of blindness that covers our society.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I have found that — no one in the world pities you! But perhaps you do not know the world — ah! it is very hard and cold; all the people hide their feelings and pretend to be what they are not. It is difficult to live so, and I am tired!”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“The truth is, our world is divided between those who are looking to the future and those who want to hold us back and suppress those who are different, or think for themselves. We need to unify as a community so we are strong and ready for the revolution.”— Jinkx Monsoon, twitter.com
“When you see soap/shampoo for “normal skin” or “normal hair” I think it’s fair to remind everyone within shouting distance that NORMALCY IS AN ILLUSION and clear the shelf.”— James Hamblin, twitter.com
“You can think Melania Trump is a bad person and also feel bad about a society that made it seem like a good idea for her to marry a clearly uncaring monster like Donald Trump. This may have been a me thing, but growing up I got a LOT of messages that I w ,as supposed to marry a successful man. Not a…”— Jennifer Wright, twitter.com
“Growing up, people called me: Bossy. Conceited. Arrogant. But the truth is - boys would act the same way I did, but they'd call him: Ambitious. Visionary. A Leader. You know what? At first it affected me, but then I decided that I wasn't going to change myself to please other people. I kept doing my…”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“I encourage you to learn early that you shouldn't let your surroundings limit you. Rules and laws are just an agreed-upon facade. And guess what? Rules go out of style and need to be constantly challenged and changed!⠀”— Cassey Ho, instagram.com
“When trauma becomes a part of your identity, it can be terrifying to consider who you are outside of that. The idea of living a life without dysfunction may even seem impossible. Often, you will engage in self sabotaging behavior simply because the pain is familiar.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“Many Black people have a hard time releasing trauma because society conditions us to believe that our Blackness is validated by how much suffering we've endured. We then project this belief onto one another.”— Ebonee Davis, twitter.com
“clothed women still get harassed, black men in suits still get pulled over - conforming and assimilation will not stop the systems society has put in place to control the masses.”— Joel L. Daniels, twitter.com
“What I had to do There was something other than making money Where I had to go There was some kind of dream for me too”— Epik High, open.spotify.com
“What’s always been asked of me Is to reach a bit higher than I’m able to The standards of the world is becoming like Everest The more I go towards the top, stress builds up like a mountain I know I can never rest”— Epik High, open.spotify.com
“I pretended indifference even in the presence of love, in the presence of hunger. And the more deeply I felt the less able I was to respond.”— Louise Glück, amazon.com
“The spirit of barter is everywhere. Honour and Chastity! Behold the complacent salesman retailing the Good and True. One can even buy a so-called Religion, which is really but common morality sanctified with flowers and music. Rob the Church of her accessories and what remains behind? Yet the trusts…”— Kakuzō Okakura, amazon.com
“Our standards of morality are begotten of the past needs of society, but is society to remain always the same?”— Kakuzō Okakura, amazon.com