She put her desire for a man who was not really in love with her ahead because she didn’t want to be by herself. I started to understand that there was no humiliation in being alone, but there was plenty in giving yourself to someone that did not really care about you.

You don’t have to be beautiful like her. You can be beautiful like you

You can be freak of the week, critical thinker & a domestic goddess all in one. There is a beauty in your layers, never dumb yourself down.

It's time I stopped looking for men and time I start looking for me. Then I'll find the happiness I've always wanted.

Everybody always wants to fix me but I am a beautifully flawed mess.

Men are not puzzles that you need to figure out and understand hidden clues. They are simple creatures that are straightforward with what they want. Stop chasing after a man you're trying to understand, whose silence you're convincing yourself means more than it actually does.

You deserve someone who is utterly obsessed with you.

You were too busy chasing unrequited love that you forgot you could be beautiful to someone.

I love… I love black women.” My first reaction was to laugh and then smile. “You see I love that when you smile. I love your lips and your cheekbones. I love the fullness and that everlasting youth. I love the colour and how it comes in so many shades but none grey. The spectrum of heavenly chocolate to golden honey is irresistible. I love the variety of your beauty.

A body so poetic, every curve is a verse.