#power queue

Dani: “I don’t want to be a princess. Mommy says being a princess is for weak girls who are waiting to be saved by a prince. Luke: “......... huh. Mommy said that?” Dani: “So, I don’t want to be a princess unless... Can I be a princess who is a super hero? That way, I don’t need to be saved by a prince.” Luke: “Sure, you can be anything you want to be.”  Dani: “Okay. Let me tell you about my super-powers.”

Misty: I resent the term “thug.” Luke: That’s ‘cause you a Thug. Misty: For Life.

New Avengers: Luke Cage #3 (2010)

“I stand corrected”

I don't have to walk for you I don't have to talk to you See, I'm not on display Never was, never will ever be for you I won't help you understand I don't need no helping hand, no See, these aren't tears, this is the ocean These aren't fears, this is devotion

When the world turned its back on me I was up against the wall I had no foundation No friends and no family to catch my fall Running on empty, with nothing left in me but doubt I picked up a pen And wrote my way out