“They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority.”

“Were you born this infuriating?""It's taken me years of practice.”

“I often have the fantasy that curly girls are mermaids who have had to adapt to life on dry land. We come from the sea. The ocean is in our blood. It sings through our heart and lungs, our skin and hair. Our curls require the nourishment only a watery environment can provide. Both ocean waves and curly hair are forces of nature that can't be tamed. We can only accept and admire their power and beauty.”

“Curly Girl: It's more than just hair, it's an attitude.”

“If accusations fit your prejudices, truth is easily pushed aside.”

“Crockery broke and fabric frayed. The delicate things I cared about perished, while the hard things like swords survived.”

“Sometimes he felt as if he'd been born in the wrong century. The people of this time were all wrong for him, and he was all wrong for them. But he refused to become something he wasn't just for society's approval.”