The absence of abuse does not automatically equal a healthy relationship. The absence of trauma does not automatically equal joy.
NIKITA GILLI hope you find someone who knows how to love you when you are sad.
More Nikita Gill Quotes
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But I was brutal and violent in a way they tell women not to be.
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The world is not allowed to make a meal of you, girl. It is there for your consuming.
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I hope you find someone who knows how to love you when you are sad.
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We do not abandon those who truly accept us for who we are.
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In a cave where everything is fragranced with water, she asks for a daughter instead of praying for a son.
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To my children, I will say, ‘Fill your skin with kindness and find solace in your solitude. It takes bravery to be kind. But to be brave you will need to know how to stand for something even if you are completely alone.’
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Knowledge after all is a dark art, full to the brim with liberty, a trembling, malleable power.
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The worst story I know is my heart. The best story I know is my heart. Both these truths know how to exist together in ways I never thought I will learn. This is the quietest of victories.
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Tell your daughters how you love your body. Tell them how they must love theirs.
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Every time a man takes from a woman’s body without her permission, he is disrespecting the womb from which he was born, he is defiling the place that protected him when he was at his most defenseless.
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The woman who tames fires and snakes and savours bones.
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The truth is, any hardship is bearable if you have someone to share it.
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Womanhood is rich with unlearning. How to unlearn the way you hate your body.
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Forgiveness is easier to give to others than to yourself. But I am slowly learning.
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You are not an open wound, they just want you to think you are.
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