"We demand substance and we demand representation, from ourselves as well as our counterparts."

"...I knew I could do better. I took a class in college. By sophomore year I made the choice to pursue it."

"Self-doubt has been my main struggle. Like what if I'm misunderstanding or misrepresenting?"

"I want people to feel. I want them to leave better than they came. Whether they are more informed, or more empathetic, or motivated..."

"I knew I wanted to write, so I just developed this mentality that I was going to prove everyone who thought I couldn’t beat my disability."

"Growing up I never saw people who looked like me on TV and I felt invisible. I hope I can provide that visibility for my audience."

"I didn’t love my life growing up due to a lack of representation of someone I could cling onto in the media or in my everyday life."

"The search for self-discovery and relationships with others, I like to experience those things to better empathize my conditions..."

"I love feeling changed after reading a story or seeing a show. I love feeling inspired to do something— anything."

Growing up here wasn’t so bad. But now that I’m older I see what’s going on here, it's a city that's struggling... It’s devastating.

"As a black woman I want to reach and set a new bar for people to excel to and become more than what they think they can be!"

"That was uh... kinda dark, wasn't it?" "What made you wanna write something like that?" "I enjoyed... some of the lines about betrayal..." "This is a confus...

"I admire people with a strong sense of integrity. I’m not a fan of wishy-washy “let’s meet in the middle” people."

"If people could remember me as someone who was genuine, passionate, and wholly committed to my craft I think that would be enough."

"If I can make people want something more from it, to talk more about it, to question it, or address me about it then I’ve done my job."

"...the savagery of existence is something that's consumed me. I can't escape it in my work."