Tressie McMillan Cottom quotes

We don't even have the power to build a bubble, right? That's the ultimate story of being who we are and writing about ourselves. We don't even have the authority to create that bubble. (Tressie McMillan Cottom)
I want to be able to show up and raise the hell at the precise right moment that might tip the scales in a way that will make something a little more clear, or a little bit more just, for people I care about... View quote
Tressie McMillan Cottom
The hyper-visibility means that you both can't hide, but also never really feel completely seen by authority figures and by your peer groups. Trapped in that space of hyper-visibility, I think, is where we wrestle with the ideas of, 'What part of me matters?' View quote
Tressie McMillan Cottom