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“I listen to the message again. I listen to it on the way home, and several more times before I fall asleep. I listen to it the next morning when Mika comes over and I replay it for her. I listen to it again that night and the day after that. I listen to it on the days I miss Sam most and want to hear his voice again. I listen to his voice mail until I have it memorized, and I don’t need to play it anymore.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“We are two parts of a song. He is the music. I am the words.”
― Dustin Thao, You've Reached Sam

“I was in this weird space of wanting not to be alone and wanting not to be crowded, either.”
― S.K. Ali, Love from A to Z

“I swear to you that one day things will get better. One day you’ll learn to like who you are a little better, and that’ll be reflected in what other people see when they look at you. There will always be assholes, but we learn to fight back. That’s the most important thing—to not put your head down, to fight for the right to marry who you love, for the right to have your body respected regardless of what it looks like or what you’re wearing. To fight for the right to walk down the street without being attacked for the color of your skin.”
― Vitor Martins, Here the Whole Time