Theempathogen

“I'm not keen on riots. Unless they involve dancing, but I believe those are usually referred to as parties.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“How come the past tense is always longer?”
― Ocean Vuong, Time Is a Mother

“Sometimes we also find a tendency to view everything that's indigenous as good and anything "European"-such as Spain-as evil. That view overlooks such historical realities as the Aztec empire's oppressive domination of other indigenous societies and its class system, which privileged priests and the military. That view also forgets Spain was not a typically European nation after 600 years of rule by the Moors, an Arab/Berber people from Africa.”
― Elizabeth Martínez, De Colores Means All of Us: Latina Views for a Multi-Colored Century

“Unless we tell stories about ourselves, which is all that theater is, we’re in deep trouble. It’s an age-old human need. The lights go down, our thumbs go in our mouths, and someone says, “Once upon a time.” And we believe it.”
― Alan Rickman