I think we should throw money at artists, not at girls who take their clothes off because they made a bad choice in life.
We have enough proof that, at least my generation does, that patriarchy and matriarchy are gender-less roles.
The thing about oppression is this: when you hold someone down, you, too, have to be there to make sure they don't move.
The heart will stretch a short love into long memories.
On that search for happiness we did nothing with all those other emotions that made us human.
I'm silent when there is a war inside me. There's a need to keep the people outside intact.
The hate people hold on to for so long is what keeps them from feeling the pain they're most afraid of. deal with it. grow.
The light is supposed to enter through your breaks, wounds, and cracks.
Watching the summer close is like watching a good kid die for no apparent reason.
But you have to sacrifice yourself for YOURSELF, too.
I have yet to go through a struggle I didn't smile at later.
The walls around the hood keep the people on the inside from the changes on the outside.
I don't trust people without books or questions.
Fall in love for as long as you can with the one who sees you when you are invisible.
Try evolving as much as you cry.
Falling in love with a writer is a dangerous thing, isn't it? The only thing you get out of it sometimes is immortality.
adulthood is depressing. for me at least. i cried at the death of every illusion harder than i cried at the death of friends.
One day you will be the only one in the room not living.
Children teach us how to chase without overrunning.
none of my art is based on how others think i should have done it.