Cris

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that”
― Rupi Kaur

“Sensitivity isn't being wimpy. It's about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom.”
― Jeff Buckley

“i am mine.
before i am ever anyone else's.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, Nejma

“Write with your eyes like painters,
with your ears like musicians, with your feet like dancers. You are
the truthsayer with quill and torch.
Write with your tongues on fire.”
― Gloria Anzaldua