Quotes from Cecily McMillan

We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for being an American citizen in a global context means to us.

I really don't feel good about leaving my house anymore. I don't feel really good about being anywhere in New York City alone anymore.

My town was all-white and shut down Section 8 housing because they didn't want black people to move into the town. And I thought that was wrong - duh.