The Subtweet Quotes

“I wish we could go back to that moment. The discovering each other phase. The addictive self-revelation through another's eyes phase.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“Falling in love with theory was not unlike falling in love with a human.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“What was it about whiteness that seemed to elicit an infinite spring of faith and second chances?”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“She always knew she was on the verge of invention at the precise moment when originality felt impossible. That instead of surrendering to despair, she would needle in and out and through her brain until an idea surfaced ― naked, stripped of predictability and familiarity. By embedding herself into her song, she muted any risk of passing off mimicry as art. Why wasn’t fully committing to creation more desirable than observing what everyone else was doing and doing the same?”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“I just spend a lot of time alone in my apartment, and my favorite moments are the rare ones that are word-free, thought-free, tweet-free.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“Unlike many artists, she had never considered herself a mere vessel for the muse, or a medium, or even a parent. Her songs weren't her "babies". Her songs were her.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“This is how Selfhood began. For me to rediscover my independence, I had to slow down and tune into my body again.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“For me to rediscover my independence, I had to slow down and tune into my body again.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet

“One way or another, white people always found a way to fuck a brown woman over.”
― Vivek Shraya, The Subtweet