Toya Wolfe

“We didn't know then that the practice of burying emotions created adults who'd struggle to build meaningful relationships; some of us would eventually completely forget how to access true feelings”
― Toya Wolfe, Last Summer on State Street

“Black kids ain’t got the luxury of not knowing what they want to do,” she said, and I felt stupid. She kept talking, because Mama Pearl was never in the business of making you feel good when she thought you needed a lesson.”
― Toya Wolfe, Last Summer on State Street