The last person I adored made me cry and then tenderly wiped the tears off my face. It was the only lesson that taught me; you can love someone and still do horrible, cruel things to them.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEIt 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.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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Can we just pretend we are wanted?
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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Alone is the safest I have ever felt.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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Love is more thicker than forget.
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I wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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Are you native to the land you are spilling blood on?
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When will I realize the absence of hate is not love?
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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I never wanted to be so alone that all I have is you.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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