Didem

“she asked ‘you are in love what does love look like’ to which i replied ‘like everything i’ve ever lost come back to me.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, salt.

“Some words build houses in your throat. and they live there, content and on fire.”
― Nayyirah Waheed

“There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.”
― Elizabeth George, Missing Joseph

“as you are.’ says the universe. ‘after…’ you answer. ‘as you are.’ says the universe. ‘before…’ you answer. ‘as you are.’ says the universe. ‘when…’ you answer. ‘as you are.’ says the universe. ‘how…’ you answer. ‘as you are.’ says the universe. ‘why…’ you answer. ‘because you are happening now. right now. right at this moment and your happening is beautiful. the thing that both keeps me alive and brings me to my knees. you don’t even know how breathtaking you are. as you are.’ says the universe through tears. — as you are | you are the prayer”
― Nayyirah Waheed, nejma