Gabby Rivera

“It made me wonder about all the ways that we are able to love each other and how movies and TV make…

— Gabby Rivera

“You will meet people who'll change the course of your life forever. Learn when to hold onto yourself and when to fly…

— Gabby Rivera

“Scrape knees for love. Tell hard truths for love. And definitely run heart-first into the unknown for love. Try to have a…

— Gabby Rivera

“Make your own religion out of doubt and curiosity.”

— Gabby Rivera

“Whatever pronouns a person chooses, if they choose any at all, are their right. Not a fucking preference,”

— Gabby Rivera

“Make plans. Train your body. Follow the guiding spirits. Be ready for anything, but never seek control. It's an illusion. You control…

— Gabby Rivera

“Still, I was a tourist everywhere. Lifting language and culture from the love of people who weren't my kin but held me…

— Gabby Rivera

“Read everything you can push into your skull. Read your mother’s diary. Read Assata. Read everything Gloria Steinem and bell hooks write.…

— Gabby Rivera

“Be brave, America. Be soft. Remember to twist the value sometimes and release all the pressure inside. What you've been through doesn't…

— Gabby Rivera

“All of the women in my life were telling me the same thing. My story, my truth, my life, my voice, all…

— Gabby Rivera

“And, like, does anyone really want to chill with random boys besides straight girls and other random boys?”

— Gabby Rivera

“home, alone in my room, with the sounds of #2 and #5 trains rumbling in the distance, I started with a letter…

— Gabby Rivera

“Who needs a girlfriend when you have abandonment issues and super-powers?”

— Gabby Rivera

“On that one-in-a-million chance when life actually gives you a do-over, you better make sure you get it right. Or the universe…

— Gabby Rivera

“I wondered if there was a price to pay for this peace.”

— Gabby Rivera

“At any given moment, millions of systems are at work all around us. The blood pumping through our veins. The planets. The…

— Gabby Rivera

“To love another woman is to look at yourself in the mirror and determine that you are worthy of the galaxy and…

— Gabby Rivera

“You can't just go punching a bunch of kids in the face. Remember, you were once that kid looking for someone, anyone…

— Gabby Rivera

“Peggy told me to plan it out, that I could find the answer if I just looked hard enough. Storm said to…

— Gabby Rivera

“Did love make me run from Harlowe to Miami or did I get here because I loved myself enough to fly away?”

— Gabby Rivera