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21 " Magic. How can I explain what it’s like? It’s like that feeling when you’ve been cooped up inside all day and then you finally go outside and remember what fresh air tastes like. It’s like when you get up in the middle of the night and your mouth is gross and dry and you take a drink of water and the water is sweet. It’s like watching someone dive into a pool without leaving a ripple. It’s like waking up. "
― Sarah Gailey , When We Were Magic
22 " Roya opens her mouth, probably to start up the same argument she and Maryam have every other month—about the ways they’re treated differently, about intersections of privilege and marginalization, about modesty and culture. "