Her body is a undiscovered country and she is afraid that someone will colonize it and expect her to thank them for the wreckage.
SUMAYA ENYEGUESometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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I know I’m difficult to love but I’m going to need you to love me anyway.
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This body belongs to all those who live in it.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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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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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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It is terrifying to wonder whether that person you love is a walking red flag or a white flag of surrender dipped in your own blood.
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She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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