Sulwe Quotes

“Day told her sister, "When you are darkest is when you are most beautiful. It is when you are most you.”
― Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

“There is so much beauty in this world and inside you that others are not awake to. Don't wait for anyone to tell you what is beautiful. Know that you are beautiful because you choose to be. Know that you always were and always will be. Treasure it and let it light the way in everything you do.”
― Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

“If they were beautiful, I could be too.”
― Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

“Now that Night and Day were back together, a little bit of Night returned to Day in the form of shadows. And a little bit of Day returned to Night in the form of moonlight.

They were inseparable from that moment on, and promised to celebrate the brightness in each other, whether people chose to see it or not.

"You see," the star explained, "we need them both, on their sunniest day and their darkest night, and every shade in between.

"Together they make the world we know, light and dark, strong and beautiful.”
― Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

“Mama asked, "What is your name?"
"Sulwe," she muttered.
"And what doe sit mean?"
"Star," Sulwe whispered.

"Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mama said, rubbing Sulwe's stomach the way she always did to comfort her. "You are beautiful."
Sulwe sighed.

"Well, you are beautiful to me. But you can't rely on what you look like to make you feel beautiful, my sweet. Real beauty comes from your mind and your heart. It begins with how you see yourself, not how others see you. Now, up you get and out you go.”
― Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe