“You can't just go punching a bunch of kids in the face. Remember, you were once that kid looking for someone, anyone to connect to. That's still you.” — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“It made me wonder about all the ways that we are able to love each other and how movies and TV make it seem… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“You will meet people who'll change the course of your life forever. Learn when to hold onto yourself and when to fly directly into… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Scrape knees for love. Tell hard truths for love. And definitely run heart-first into the unknown for love. Try to have a plan. But… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Whatever pronouns a person chooses, if they choose any at all, are their right. Not a fucking preference,” — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Make plans. Train your body. Follow the guiding spirits. Be ready for anything, but never seek control. It's an illusion. You control nothing. At… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Still, I was a tourist everywhere. Lifting language and culture from the love of people who weren't my kin but held me as their… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Read everything you can push into your skull. Read your mother’s diary. Read Assata. Read everything Gloria Steinem and bell hooks write. Read all… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“Be brave, America. Be soft. Remember to twist the value sometimes and release all the pressure inside. What you've been through doesn't have to… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“All of the women in my life were telling me the same thing. My story, my truth, my life, my voice, all of that… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“And, like, does anyone really want to chill with random boys besides straight girls and other random boys?” — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
“home, alone in my room, with the sounds of #2 and #5 trains rumbling in the distance, I started with a letter to myself.… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
