kelpie

“when my mother was pregnant with her second child i was four i pointed at her swollen belly confused at how my mother had gotten so big in such little time my father scooped me in his tree trunk arms and said the closest thing to god on this earth is a woman’s body it’s where life comes from and to have a grown man tell me something so powerful at such a young age changed me to see the entire universe rested at my mother’s feet”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

“The lover and the liar, the liar and the lover. They switched those roles between themselves like it was a game.”
― Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights

“Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after. Such moments are tests of courage, of strength.”
― Sabaa Tahir, An Ember in the Ashes

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
― St. Augustine