Michaela Coel’s acceptance speech for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, earned for the brilliant I May Destroy You, may have already cemented itself as the highlight of this year’s Emmy Awards.

Coel’s brief and piercing speech came after The Queen’s Gambit director Scott Frank gave a spiel that was anything but, and it made Coel’s acceptance all the more powerful in contrast.

Coel took a moment to steel herself before taking the stage and dedicating these words to writers: “Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that isn’t comfortable.