It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.

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"At the end of the day, it isn't where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I'm going and never have been before."

- Warsan Shire

Hope

"Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat."

- Warsan Shire

Self-awareness

"My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude."

- Warsan Shire

Self-awareness

"I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself."

- Warsan Shire

Self-awareness

"Light attracts light."

- Warsan Shire

Inspiration

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"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."

- Nathaniel Branden

Self-esteem

"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."

- Les Brown

Self-esteem

"You are your best thing."

- Toni Morrison

Self-esteem

"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."

- Nobito

Self-esteem

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Self-esteem