smile as resistance

Smile as an act of resistance. Smile and say fuck you at the same time. Laugh in the face of your wardens. Seduce your hangman into your beliefs. Make prison wardens your friends. Win the hearts of those who support the villain. Convince the policy that they should be on your side. When the army refused to shoot into the crowd of protesters, the revolution wins. 

- Read & Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova (2018)