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Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration QUOTES

1 " We are nowhere, wanting to be somewhere, idling at the starting line of adulthood. "

― , Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration

2 " Today is a hard day." Sometimes, there are hard days. Days stretched so tight with pain that they seem as if they can allow no room for hope. "

― , Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration

3 " But I have learned in the last year, more than ever before, that sometimes we have to be loud. "

― , Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration

4 " Here's where stories come in. They tell us the truth of other people's lives. They shine a light on shared humanity. They make us understand that we are different, but not 'different'. That our differences are something that makes the human tapestry richer and more colorful, and not a threat. "

― , Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration

5 " In the coming days, there's a question I want you to ask yourselves: "If not me, then who?"
If not me, then who will stand for people whose voices aren't being heard?
If not me, then who will stand for the right of all people to lead lives of joy and dignity?
If not me, then who will stand for facts and reason and learning and truth?
If not me, then who will stand for kindness?
If not me, then who will stand for honesty?
If not me, then who will stand for generosity?
If not me, then who will stand for equality and justice? "

― , Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration

6 " If only I had loved myself more. How profound is that? "

― , Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration