Batool Zainab Suleman

“the centre of every poem is this:
The centre of every poem is this:
I have loved you. I have had to deal with that.

— Salma Deera, Letters from Medea (2015)”
― Salma Deera, Letters From Medea

“Because feminism, contrary to popular belief, isn’t about hating on guys like me. It’s all about all of us working toward equality, together.”
― Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked

“...I really wanted to make that all his fault instead of my own. But it wasn't. Not really.
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I said it over and over again to myself, but the words refused to sink in; they just sat on the surface of my brain with nowhere to go because all the dark recesses of my brain were already filled with him.”
― Neve Wilder, Want Me

“A queen doesn’t sit idle in her ivory tower.” I stand, shoving my hands in my pockets. “But fuck, I do hope I’m around to see when you fit the crown on your head.”
― Lee Jacquot, Queen of Madness