I tend to the wound so often, it never heals.

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.

My favourite people, biggest inspirations and closest friends are all women. Not a coincidence.

My heart is a flower blossoming out of my mouth.

Two people who were once very close can without blame or grand betrayal become strangers. Perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.

Make love like you have no secrets like you've never been left never been hurt like the world don't owe you a single wretched thing.

I think in Somali, I cuss in Somali, when I'm afraid I reach for somali and this language is very rich, very filling. It's an unflinching language; the crudest most terrible things sound perfectly normal in Somali.