Marla

“Khalil, I'll never forget.
I'll never give up.
I'll never be quiet.
I promise.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“Once upon a time there was a hazel-eyed boy with dimples. I called him Khalil. The world called him a thug.
He lived, but not nearly long enough, and for the rest of my life I'll remember how he died.
Fairy tale? No. But I'm not giving up on a better ending.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“That's the hate they're giving us, baby, a system designed against us. That's Thug Life.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“You might make me a better man.”
“And you might make me a monster.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising