Rupi Kaur is an Indian-born Canadian poet, writer, and illustrator. You might recognize her name from her debut book, “Milk and Honey”. She has since captured the hearts and minds of mainstream media with her prose verses on love, sex, and race. She is known for having the strongest impact with the simplest of words written with grace and fluidity.Â
Hereâs a compiled list of some of my favorite Rupi Kaur quotes that helped remind me of my resilience just when I needed it the most.Â
For when youâre missing someone who isnât there anymore:
- âLoneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourselfâ Milk and Honey
For when you feel like you canât catch a break:
- âIf you were born with the weakness to fall you were born with the strength to riseâ Milk and Honey
For when you need a little self-love:
- âHow you love yourself is how you teach others to love youâ Milk and Honeyâ
For when you need the motivation to keep going:
- âThe world gives you so much pain and here you are making gold out of it – there is nothing purer than thatâ Milk and Honey
For when he said you aren’t enough:
- âWhat is the greatest lesson a woman should learn – that since day one she’s already had everything she needs within herself it’s the world that convinced her she did notâ The Sun and Her Flowers
For when it doesnât work out:
- âYou were a dragon long before he came around and said you could fly You will remain a dragon long after heâs leftâ Milk and Honey
For when perfectionism takes over you:Â
- âYou do not just wake up and become the butterfly – growth is a processâ The Sun and Her Flowers