“I’ve felt alone a lot in this world., filled with people and faces that don’t look like me” (Abike-Iyimide 406). 

“Dreaming is dangerous. But I allow myself to this time. I think we deserve a happy ending” (Abike-Iyimide 408). 

“To me, [Henrietta Lacks] and all the other spirits broken by this world and its systems are the reason I get up and do this every day” (Abike-Iyimide 414).

Scrolling through Twitter one morning two weeks ago, I saw a tweet celebrating Ace of Spades book birthday.