For Girls Growing into Their Hips Quotes

“Testifying against my abuser
is not about a trial
or about revenge
This is a woman learning
that to wear the burden of hurt
but to deprive herself of the blessing that is healing
is its own injustice.”
― Hannah V. Sawyerr, For Girls Growing into Their Hips

“I have a birthmark on my calf that mimics the shape of a closed-mouth kiss. Most days, it is a reminder that I was built for love.”
― Hannah V. Sawyerr, For Girls Growing into Their Hips

“When an immigrant speaks of feeling uncomfortable just know, you are in the presence of man who knows what the sting of assimilation is.”
― Hannah V. Sawyerr, For Girls Growing into Their Hips

“I shoot the man who told me my womanism is of the devil
As if he knew the demons that trouble me
These demons that trouble me
Have no trouble shooting you
They shoot you
They will not pray
For God’s forgiveness
I always knew
I had a little bit of heathen in me.
Always knew
I had a lot of woman in me.
We shoot you”
― Hannah V. Sawyerr, For Girls Growing into Their Hips

“People are not objects
They are not meant for fixing
And while I’ve sometimes been able to preserve—
You can never revive a dead thing”
― Hannah V. Sawyerr, For Girls Growing into Their Hips