Darlene Alderson

"Hope is dangerous when you're trying to stay focused."

"We're all just trying to survive in a system that hates us."

"Change starts with the people willing to burn it all down."

"I've learned to trust only myself."

"The best lies are the ones we tell ourselves."

"Beauty is just a distraction from what really matters."

"Power is everywhere. You just have to know how to take it."

"I don't believe in accidents. Only consequences."

"Family is a prison we're born into."

"Sometimes being alone is the only way to be free."

"The world doesn't owe us anything."

"Money is just another form of control."

"I'm not broken. I'm just aware of how broken everything is."

"Dreams are for people who can afford to be naive."

"Art is the only honest expression left."

"Patience is a weapon if you know how to use it."

"I've learned that vulnerability is weakness."

"History repeats because we never learn."

"The truth is rarely what we want it to be."

"I'm running from something or toward something. I'm not sure which."

"Leadership is just manipulation with better PR."

"Every system can be hacked. Every person can be broken."

"I don't do optimism. It's inefficient."

"Death is the only honest ending."

"Gratitude is a luxury for people with stable lives."

"Creativity is rebellion in its purest form."

"The strong survive. Everyone else is just waiting to fail."

"I'm a weapon that's learned to think for itself."

"Justice doesn't exist. It's just revenge with a nicer name."

"Fear is just information we haven't processed yet."