Desire Quote by Nayyirah Waheed Download Open image ““Desire is the kind of thing that eats you and leaves you starving.”” — Nayyirah Waheed ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Desire Desire Kind Eats Love Lust Starvation Starving Thing Eats
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“i am trying to remember you and let you go at the same time. — the mourn” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“there are feelings. you haven’t felt yet. give them time. they are almost here. – fresh” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“to be waterdrugged into rejecting the nuances of my own bursting extraordinary self. and to have this be called education.” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“when you meet that person. a person. one of your soulmates. let the connection. relationship. be what it is. it may be five mins.… — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“fell apart many times. so. what does that say about me besides i live through wars.” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
“stay is a sensitive word. we wear who stayed and who left in our skin forever” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
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“bleed every month. but do not die. how am i not magic. – the lie” — Nayyirah Waheed Copy Share Image
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