These hands keep a score of everything.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThis body belongs to all those who live in it.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Of all the things I had to endure, you were my favorite obstacle.
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We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
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Do girls really mature faster than boys or are you looking for a way to sexualize young girls without feeling guilty about it?
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Its okay if all you did this year was survive.
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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If home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
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So sick of us calling this ugly feeling grief.
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The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Her body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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