Lola Akinmade Åkerström > Lola's Quotes

“Privilege comes in levels, Brit,” he continued. "You have the privilege he has given you. But you will never have the privilege he has just because he breathes.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“In the future . . . if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again . . . fall in love with me.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

“He had no intention of making a purchase. He was one of those men who wanted to steal into the fridge at night to binge while everyone was asleep, only to return to their diets—their wives—come morning.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”
― Chinua Achebe (Author)

“But Beto was the real villain, and not the easily defeated kind who monologued while you reloaded a gun.”
― Regina Black, The Art of Scandal

“You Are Never Alone While you may feel isolated, there are support systems you can reach out to who truly care about you and deeply understand what you may be going through.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“Privilege comes in levels, Brit,” he continued. “You have the privilege he has given you. But you will never have the privilege he has just because he breathes.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“She was used to being the sole Black woman in many rooms, but this place, the air floating around her, felt different. It was blown-up bubble gum, slowly shrinking in on her.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“Being different doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you or that you aren’t perfect as you are. It simply means getting special support so you can live your best life.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“The trauma she had endured often manifested itself as quiet tears once she was locked in her room, staring at her graveyard of photos.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“have been running for so long,” Muna said. “I just want to enjoy the feeling of standing still.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“In less than a year, he’d developed this carriage. She wasn’t sure if he’d been building his armor of activism the day his mom left him at ten years old or if he had to expedite its construction because Sweden hated sharp edges that stuck out.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“Look, I know love has nothing to do with your background or career, but seriously, when a director of marketing starts considering dates from janitors, something is wrong.” An electrician who works out regularly, loves to read, and enjoys Thai food—her favorite.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“My dear Muna,” he started. “I love your spirit. But I would rather go back home and die fighting for something than die here in paradise doing nothing and listening to birdsong.”
― Lola Akinmade Åkerström, In Every Mirror She's Black

“The fiesta was really started. It kept up day and night for seven days. The dancing kept up, the drinking kept up, the noise went on. The things that happened could only have happened during a fiesta. Everything became quite unreal finally and it seemed as though nothing could have any consequences. It seemed out of place to think of consequences during the fiesta. All during the fiesta you had the feeling even when it was quiet, that you had to shout any remark to make it heard. It was the same feeling about any action. It was a fiesta and it went on for seven days.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises