“You’ve always been my independent one. You hold in so much. You aren’t who anyone decides you are. You aren’t how anyone treats you. You have to find peace in that. It’s not easy, but you do.” LoveGrowing UpFinding Yourself Book:Not the Girls You're Looking For Source: Not the Girls You're Looking For
“He was a boy made to be conquered, maybe even saved. But not by Lulu. She was neither a knight or a Nightingale. She was a girl made to be selfish. She would have her own adventures.” LoveLifeGrowing UpIndependence Book:Not the Girls You're Looking For Source: Not the Girls You're Looking For
“They will tell us we can be better than queens of the wild great something. They already told us we couldn’t be fairy princesses or white knights or dragon slayers. They will tell us to grow up, be serious. They will tell us to fight for a spot at the table. But now, we don’t. We desecrate their tables. We dance on tables. We take really big swords and hack those tables into tiny little pieces.” ConfidenceGirl PowerRule The World Book:Not the Girls You're Looking For Source: Not the Girls You're Looking For
“You gave me books and articles. You keep telling me not to forget I'm Arab. But it's not just the white people reminding me who I am, Baba. Arabs remind me I'm not one of them too. This world may never let me forget I am Arab, but it will also keep me from belonging as one of them.” BiracialDiasporaArab Book:Not the Girls You're Looking For Source: Not the Girls You're Looking For