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“I put myself through school, kept my head above water without supervision. I’ve made it this far on my own without the true guidance of the people I was supposed to count on, and I did a damned good job of it,”
― Kate Stewart, Flock

“Talent can get you into the room, but it won’t help you stay; hard work can keep you in the room, but it won’t win you any prizes. To soar high, to get noticed, you must be consistently excellent.”
― Eden Appiah-Kubi, The Bennet Women

“Whenever she entered, the air shifted with vibrance, for she was full of light and life. She was a beacon of sunshine, and although I wanted to hold her at a distance, to hold myself back from her, she consumed my every waking thought.”
― Angela J. Ford, Music of the Night

“Then the floodgates opened. No rhyme or reason for it. Maybe it was her sister’s strong, soft voice—she hated feeling like she’d gotten in trouble. Maybe it was the lack of sleep. Or maybe it was that she was facing down her belief system, the core of herself, that she’d been holding onto so tightly, and it was crumbling.”
― Erin McLellan, Stocking Stuffers