She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
SUMAYA ENYEGUE
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.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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She spends an eternity as shelter for men who curse her when the storm passes.
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You look most like your father when you smile. It’s your ultimate betrayal.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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If home is where the heart is, then I don’t know where to go.
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You are a multiple choice exam and I have circled all the wrong answers.
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Sometimes I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
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Nothing worth keeping has ever wanted me back.
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Did our fathers create silence or is it that what makes them our fathers?
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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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When a black girl dies; the last thing to decompose is her heart.
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Women like me bleed on command.
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Brown girls are not band aids for your pain.
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Black don’t crack: It does bruise, though. It does rupture into a new sky.
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I am tired of only being loved in theory.
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Sometimes the thing that destroys you also kisses you on the forehead.
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You come here trying to make a meal out of me? I will eat you alive.
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