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“How slow life is, how violent hope is.”
― Guillaume Apollinaire

“Understand this if you understand nothing: it is a powerful thing to be seen”
― Akwaeke Emezi, Freshwater

“give your daughters difficult names. give your daughters names that command the full use of tongue. my name makes you want to tell me the truth. my name doesn’t allow me to trust anyone that cannot pronounce it right.”
― Warsan Shire

“how you love yourself is
how you teach others
to love you”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey