“Don't be disheartened. Your voices are being heard and we will keep fighting.”

“There is a timbre of voice
that comes from not being heard
and knowing / you are not being
heard / noticed only
by others / not heard
for the same reason.”

Audre Lorde (1934–1992) writer and activist

“Don't keep secrets in your body and soul.
They quietly destroy you.
Silence must be heard!”

Stephie Pahlavi Zan

“You feel fine, and then, when your body can't keep fighting, you don't.”

Nicholas Sparks book A Walk to Remember

“Your heart is the size of your fist; keep loving, keep fighting.”

Ariel Gore (1970) American writer

“To gain your own voice you have to forget about having it heard.”

Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) American poet

“I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.”

George Foreman (1949) a retired American professional boxer, ordained Baptist minister, author and entrepreneur

“I couldn’t see when it started snowin’
Your voice was all that I heard”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

“To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.”

Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997) American poet

“Don't waste your time with fear.. Fear won't keep you safe from being hurt.”

Tiffanie DeBartolo (1970) American writer