"Stop being afraid. Speak up. Be yourself. There is no dignity in keeping it all inside. If you are a..."

“Stop being afraid. Speak up. Be yourself. There is no dignity in keeping it all inside. If you are a writer, you have something to say, certainly. So do it. And don’t stop. I don’t believe in writers who are not invested in wanting to change the world.”

- Porochista Khakpour (Electric Lit, 2017)