“ If the system were designed to protect adoptees, why do so many have to fight for their rights? DaShanne Stokes
“ Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free. DaShanne Stokes
“ It's illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections. DaShanne Stokes
“ Being denied their original birth certificates isn't just a problem for adoptees. It's a social problem, requiring social change. DaShanne Stokes
“ If you constantly allow negative statements into your life, you run the risk of adopting such negative statements as your convictions and principles. Generally, you will have a pessimistic outlook tow… D.S. Mashego
“ The missions were always changing- sometimes collecting jars of rain, paper bags of hiccups, adopting lost moonbeams and folding them into cake batter. Or perhaps investigating glittering slug trails… Michelle Cuevas
“ It’s almost funny, isn’t it?”“What is?”“How some animals are worth more than others?”“Well,” he handed Konrad a sugar cube from a tin on the shelf. “It isn’t just the animal; it’s the type of animal.”… Amanda Lance
“ If you are financially affluent, think of adopting a kid and raise him or her right next to your biological offspring. And let your love become the proof of your parenthood, instead of your DNA. Abhijit Naskar
“ I saw the bruises, the burns, the cuts— I knew which ones had been done to you by someone you thought you could trust. Someone you thought loved you. I knew which ones you gave yourself. Abby Norman
