

“Surrendering is unimaginably more dangerous than struggling for survival.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues

“This is what courage is. It’s not just living through the nightmare, it’s doing something with it afterward. It’s being brave enough to talk about it to other people. It’s trying to organize to change things.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues

“The arrogance of the able-bodied is staggering. Yes, maybe we'd like to be able to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands, but only because we have to keep up with the rest of you. We would rather be just like us, and have that be all right.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible

“Everybody's scared, but if you don't let your fears stop you, that's bravery.”
― Stone Butch Blues
― Stone Butch Blues
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