Afina

“But I know we need to keep warm here on earth
And when your shawl is as thin as mine is, you tell stories.”
― Naomi Shihab Nye, Red Suitcase

“Misfortune is the best fortune.
Rejection by all is victory.”
― Vālmīki

“You can tell who the Chinese are because they're the ones with the longest last names. That's because they felt that they had to 'out-Thai' the Thai and because the Chinese weren't allowed to take on Thai surnames that already existed”
― Amy Chua

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that”
― Rupi Kaur