“She practices being herself every day. Having to shed the layers of other identities took time. She even lost friendships. She couldn’t fill their egos anymore. When you focus on yourself, and love yourself, some relationships have to go.”
— Adrian Michael
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
“I have heard all of the stories about girls like me, and I am unafraid to make more of them.”
— Carmen Maria Machado, Her Body And Other Parties
“I no longer have to set myself on fire to keep other people warm.”
— Sade Andria Zabala, You Make Me Feel Human
“I wanted to look ahead to where I was going, not back at what I was leaving, but then I turned anyway.”
— Jeannette Walls
Henri Manguin alongside Matisse and others was a founder and early exponent of the Fauve movement - what sets him apart is the strength and solidity of his draughtsmanship a lesson learned from Cézanne. This is ‘The Lake of Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne,’ from 1909.