Mishell Baker is an acclaimed American author known for her urban fantasy series "The Arcadia Project." She debuted with "Borderline," which earned critical acclaim and nominations for prestigious awards like the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. Baker's writing often explores themes of mental health, disability, and identity. Before her writing career, she studied film production, which influences her vivid storytelling and cinematic style.
I’d have thought the face of the woman who tried to kill herself last night would be more interesting than this.
The world was a bit too much for me just then, with all its edges and angles and sharp, unyielding surfaces.
I’ve always found that the best way to deal with fear is to face it head-on.
You’re not the most normal person I’ve ever met, but you’re not the most abnormal, either.
I think the only way to deal with the darkness is to shine a light on it.
I’ve been around enough to know that the only way to get anything done is to do it.
It’s not easy to be a misfit, but it’s better than being a nobody.
Hope is a fragile thing, easily shattered. But it’s also resilient; it’s always trying to put itself back together.
It’s not about being fearless. It’s about acting in spite of fear.
Sometimes the people who want to help us the most are the ones who don’t know how.
The only thing worse than feeling like you’re under a microscope is feeling like you’re invisible.
The most dangerous things in the world are the ones people believe don’t exist.