Children Quote by Mohsin Hamid

“Let my story remind you that behind every refugee is a human being, a unique story waiting to be heard.”

— Hagir Elsheikh

“I may have fled out of fear, but I carry with me dreams; dreams of a community that thrives on understanding, compassion, and inclusion.…

— Hagir Elsheikh

“I looked at these refugees--and the for the first time, let myself really see them. Their faces felt familiar to me, somehow. The pain…

— Nicole Perlman

“Some stories simply touch us more deeply as they reach right into our hearts, settle there, and never leave.”

— Kate Fagan

“We come to life in the middle of stories that are not ours.”

— Paul Elie

“WE all need a story of where we came from and how we got here.”

— Monique Truong

“Stories change us; they change the world. People are stories of themselves.”

— Karen Healey

“Stories often project the best that humanity has to offer. If only we could live up to our stories.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

“Stories find their way in each of us.”

— Sarah Buhl

“Stories help shape the way we see ourselves in the world. They help tell us who we can be and what we can achieve.”

— Nicola Yoon

“Everyone has a story. It is what defines us. Our stories continue to change as we evolve in-and-out of our own skin, changing and…

— Brandon Garic Notch

“We all create the stories we need to survive”

— Kameron Hurley