Where It Started
“What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
“We were too heavy. Not with our bags. Not with our bodies. But with our burdens.”
― Ibi Zoboi, American Street
“It’s okay how some stories leave off without an ending. Life doesn’t always deliver the one you would expect.”
― Adam Silvera, More Happy Than Not
What do the words mean?
“I only know that learning to believe in the power of my own words has been the most freeing experience of my life. It has brought me the most light. And isn't that what a poem is? A lantern glowing in the dark.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X
“Underneath this smooth and handsome exterior lies the soul of an isolated poet".”
― Mason Deaver, I Wish You All the Best
Voice
with adjs. denoting the quality or tone. Chiefly with or in‥voice.
Utterance or expression (of feeling, etc.). Chiefly in phrases, as to give voice to, to find voice in.
A right or power
as to give voice to, to find voice in
The right or privilege of speaking
Used in reference to the expression of opinion or protest, or the issuing of a command
to lose the (or one's) voice, to be (temporarily) deprived of the power of using the voice for singing or speaking.
