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Kirsten Corley

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Jersey Girl born and raised. Love for reading and writing.
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6,503 quotes curated by Kirsten Corley:

“you were a dragon long before
he came around and said
you could fly

you will remain a dragon
long after he's left”
— rupi, milk and honey
Tagged: Dragon, Flying, Strength And Beauty, Letting Go, Self Worth
“I’d be lying if I said
you make me speechless
the truth is you make my
tongue so weak it forgets
what language to speak in.”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Love, Relationships, Truth About Love, Weak
“do not bother holding onto
that thing that does not want you

-you cannot make it stay”
— rupi, milk and honey
Tagged: Staying, Letting Go, Relationships, Love, goodbye
“i struggle so deeply
to understand
how someone can
pour their entire soul
blood and energy
into someone
without wanting
anything in
return

-i will have to wait till i'm a mother”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Mother Quotes, Love
“what terrifies me most is how we
foam at the mouth with envy
when others succeed
but sigh in relief
when they are failing

our struggle to
celebrate each other is
what's proven most difficult
in being human”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Being human, Jealous, Success
“your body is a museum of natural disasters can you grasp how stunning that is”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Relationships Ending, Loving, Body
“what i miss most is how you loved me. but what i didn't know was how you loved me had so much to do with the person i was. it was a reflection of everything i gave you. coming back to me. how did i not see that. how. did i sit here soaking in the idea that no one else would love me that way. when it was i that taught you. when it was i that showed you how to fill. the way i needed to be filled. how cruel i was to myself. giving you credit for my warmth simply because you had felt it. thinking it was you who gave me strength. wit. beauty. simply because you recognized it. as if i was already not these things before i met you. as if i did not remain all these things after you left.”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Loved, Old Love, Letting Go
“love will come
and when love comes
love will hold you
love will call your name
and you will melt
sometimes though
love will hurt you but
love will never mean to
love will play no games
cause love knows life
has been hard enough already”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Finding Love, Looking For Love
“do not look for healing
at the feet of those
who broke you”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Healing, Hoping, Broken People
“most importantly love
like it's the only thing you know how
at the end of the day all this
means nothing
this page
where you're sitting
your degree
your job
the money
nothing even matters
except love and human connection
who you loved
and how deeply you loved them
how you touched the people around you
and how much you gave them”
— Rupi Kaur, milk and honey
Tagged: Endings, goodbye, Love Deeply