Caryl

“Life was like doing this speech. It wasn't necessarily about the end result, but more about trying.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Burn it! Burn it. This is where the poems are,” I say, thumping a fist against my chest. “Will you burn me? Will you burn me, too?”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X

“The only way to get to the good is to walk through the bad.”
― Kiera Cass, The Guard

“I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life. It has brought me the most light. And isn't that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X