I tell the boy in my class that no means no and he laughs in my face – says no means change my mind.
SUMAYA ENYEGUEThese hands keep a score of everything.
More Sumaya Enyegue Quotes
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Healing can look a lot like violence.
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We romanticize trauma so much that we have stopped trying to prevent it and started smiling at all the scars it leaves.
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I poured myself from an empty cup but you weren’t even thirsty.
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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.
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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 wish I was as good at love as I am at falling apart.
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I am just a bunch of bad decisions glued together.
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The feminine urge to stay safe.
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I keep making art out of his mistakes.
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The only difference between a mother and her daughter is how long they’ve lived with the trauma.
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You are something I am trying to love; Not something I am trying to survive.
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My love language is saying no and having them listen to me.
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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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I know I’m difficult to love but I’m going to need you to love me anyway.
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