“There is a door, but it is standing open, permanently. If you were to walk through it and didn't like what was on the other side you could turn and come back to the place you started from. What is done can be undone.”
Source: So Long, See You Tomorrow
“At that tender age, it had never occurred to Ellie that the life she wanted was an impossibility—that no amount of intelligence and determination would ever overcome the handicap of her gender.”
Source: Empire of Shadows
“Your ability to manifest dreams that our ancestors sacrificed for by making it to another day is one thing, but building up the strength to protect that dream once you've accomplished it is another.”
Source: Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom
“Can’t sleep?” SIRS had asked.
“No,” Cavalo said roughly.
“Ah. I often wonder what it’s like.”
“What,” Cavalo asked, pressing the heels of his hands to his eyes.
“Sleeping,” SIRS had said. “Being able to dream. I’m told it’s a wondrous thing.”
“Except when they’re nightmares. Not so wondrous when death is all you see.”
SIRS’s eyes had flashed. “I would think that would be even better,” he’d said. “Because you wake up, your heart pounding in your chest, and there would be a moment of terror before clarity sets in. The relief one must feel at realizing it was just a dream seems like it would be the greatest sensation in the world. How I wish I could wake from a nightmare.”
Source: Crisped + Sere
“I deserve to dream a good dream of the future. I've stopped waiting for it to begin.”
Source: Arrangements in Blue
“You can change what you do, but you can't change what you want.”
“Through writing, I strive to transport readers to another world, to merge their mind and heart with another being, to inspire, motivate, and deepen understanding. To earn my place in this world by living modestly through this work alone—this is my dream, my goal, and my honor.”
“But I read once that dreams are just your brain remixing what you've seen, and when we're afraid, we turn mysterious shapes into something familiar.”
Source: Danica dela Torre, Certified Sleuth
“I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.”
“Our dreams exist outside of our comfort zone and the way we're used to doing things.”
Source: Black Girls Breathing: Heal from Trauma, Combat Chronic Stress, and Find Your Freedom