Quotes By Author: Nayyirah Waheed

“islam. is still in my life.we are old soulmates.who could not work out the knots against skin.who could not believe in each other. while believing in ourselves.who could not make each other happy. without.making each other a sadness.who were born to each other. and never fell in love.butwe still sip tea.share our hands.touch hearts.every now and then.”

“i want work that is a relentless oasis.”

“eyes that commit. that is what I am looking for.”

“the worstthing that ever happenedtothe worldwasthe white man coming across gun powder.–– the end of the world | the beginning of white supremacy”