Shakespeare must be a black girl.
If a person - any human being - is told often enough, "You are nothing. You are nothing. You account for nothing. You count for nothing. You are less than a human being. I have no visibility of you", the person finally begins to believe it.
It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
Do not be wedded forever to fear, yoked eternally to brutishness.
Open your eyes to the beauty around you, open your mind to the wonders of life, open your heart to those who love you, and always be true to yourself.