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.
NIKITA GILLListen to me girl, you have castles inside your bones, coronets in your heart, if he threatens you with a battle, you raise him a whole war, the last time I checked, queens cover before no man.
More Nikita Gill Quotes
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You have turned your heart into a museum of people you’ve loved to keep them alive inside you.
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What if I told you your damage doesn’t define you and the way you survive is no one’s damned business?
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Perfection in imperfection. Someone whose flaws work well with yours.
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Remember, there are beginnings in endings, through destruction there comes life.
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Some people are born with tornadoes in their lives, but constellations in their eyes. Other people are born with stars at their feet, but their souls are lost at sea.
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You are permitted to be cruel sometimes, and you are allowed to fall apart, and feel every emotion they tell you not to feel.
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But I was brutal and violent in a way they tell women not to be.
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I know how to live with a blade and teach it not to make me bleed.
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Some things are beautiful, but they are beautiful in the way of the sun. If you fly too close, they will melt your wings and send you plummeting into the sea.
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Maybe magic ends with me and it will never cross your path, but I want you to remember that survival is an art. The world is falsehood so you rely on your smarts.
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When I held her, I held her gently so that she always knew she could fly away and I would never harm her or clip her wings.
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Fearless already runs through your blood. Now do it justice.
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Remind ourselves that grief may feel longer and more poignant than happiness but it still has an ending.
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Your body is not a first aid kit for broken people and damaged souls and hearts that are too tired to fix themselves.
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Perhaps magic is in the habit of choosing sharp-eyed girls who ask too many questions for their own good. Perhaps it chooses girls who are not unloved, but not fully loved either.
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