Chris

“Nothing softens the wounds of your ancestors like the sweetness of your existence.”
― Bola Juju, WITCHDOCTORPOET

“But there are none so frightened, or so strange in their fear, as conquerors. They conjure phantoms endlessly, terrified that their victims will someday do back what was done to them—even if, in truth, their victims couldn’t care less about such pettiness and have moved on. Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky

“A pen is not just a writing instrument, it's an object of creation.”
― Ayanda Xaba

“i don't pay attention to the
world ending.
it has ended for me
many times
and began again in the morning.”
― Nayyirah Waheed, Salt