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1 " She knows about the music stuff, but she doesn't care. That's why I didn't tell her about my job at the studio. She doesn't want make me want to be better, like you do. She doesn't get that it's scary... to want something so much and not be sure if you're good enough. "
― Brandy Colbert , Pointe
2 " There are different levels of trust, and I need to get back to the point where he trusts me so much he no longer has to say it aloud. "
― Brandy Colbert , Little & Lion
3 " Sometimes I wish I could go back to being ten years old. Even just for a day. Everything was easier then. "
4 " Bravery doesn't always look like you think it will. And it's never too late to stand up for the right thing. "
5 " And I know, deep down, that it was the right thing to do, but my chest still hurts the same way it does on the last day of school or New Year's Eve or the night before my birthday. It's the end of a chapter in my life. And, yes, another one will eventually open where this one closed, but it's scary, taking away that piece of comfort. Of routine. "
― Brandy Colbert , The Voting Booth
6 " Lionel said as much to me once, how so many of the same people who are quick to empathize with physical disabilities don't understand why someone with depression can't just get up and get on with their day like the rest of the world. It's like they need a receipt that proves someone is actually going through some shit before they care about them. "
7 " We're sixteen. People expect us to fuck up. "
8 " And the next, I was pressed against the wall, her lips moving in a swift line from my chin to my collarbone. "
9 " Why do people never say anything about 'statistics' to white kids? I'm a statistic if I have an abortion and a statistic if I have a baby. Black kids don't even get a chance to think about doing something wrong before everyone's telling us how vital it is that we don't mess up. "
― Brandy Colbert , Finding Yvonne
10 " Like, I knew I had to start working to make sure things change, or I'd never be able to forgive myself. I can't just sit back and watch this world go to shit, you know? "
11 " it’s like I’m seeing her for the first time every time. "
12 " Lionel is entirely too outdoorsy for such a bookish person "
13 " I am positive I just witnessed my brother falling in love at first sight. "
14 " She hovers over me, her breasts bare. "
15 " She gently pushes me back on the bed and we start kissing again. "
16 " I’m prepared to ride around for a while, looking for parking, but then the most magical thing that can happen in L.A. occurs—we find an empty spot just two parking meters down. "
17 " Changes takes time. And patience. And... a willingness to listen to people we may not understand. "
18 " Even if things don't go our way, it'll be alright. We'll get through it. "
19 " Held hands. "
20 " I cross my legs and lean forward with my elbows on my thighs, catch a quick glance in the mirror to evaluate how much of me has changed and how much has stayed the same. I can't see a big difference and I wonder if I've changed more on the inside or the outside over the years. "
