“I don’t have to be cool. I do not have to be slender. I do not have to be tricky. I do not have to smooth. I do not have to be silent. I do not have to be loud. I do not have to be slick. I do not have to be her. I do not have to hold on. I do not have to agree to be accepted. I do not have to wear cover-up. I do not have to BE covered-up. I do not have to predict. I do not have to prepare. I do not have to grasp. I do not have to have the answers.”
— Sabrina Ward Harrison, Spilling Open (via emilywalks)
(via inbarrenplaces)