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Shahida Arabi

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Bestselling Author. Content Writer for Thought Catalog. Quotes about empowerment, healing, victory.
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800 quotes curated by Shahida Arabi:

“I think little girls of colour need as much representation as they can get, and the more women of colour that exist not just in literature but in the arts world in general, the more chance they have of being represented authentically. I use my voice to give words to the silent. I shout because I HAD been silenced when I was younger. Our stories have meaning and value. This is what I want to ensure in the literary world.”
— Nikita Gill, Interview: Nikita Gill on Poetry, Instagram and Writing as a Woman of Color
Tagged: Poetry, Writing, Writing As A Movement, Writing Heals, Language Can Hurt and Heal, Language Can Create New Worlds, POC Poetry, Women Of Color, Women of Color Writers, Women of Color Poets, Representation, The Stories That Don't Get Told, Marginalized Voices, Quote of the Moment
“I think representation is exceedingly important. I think women of colour in the writing world are an absolute need.”
— Nikita Gill, Interview: Nikita Gill on Poetry, Instagram and Writing as a Woman of Color
Tagged: Poetry, Writing, Writing As A Movement, Writing Heals, Language Can Hurt and Heal, Language Can Create New Worlds, POC Poetry, Women Of Color, Women of Color Writers, Women of Color Poets, Representation, The Stories That Don't Get Told, Marginalized Voices
“The biggest gift for any writer in the world, is to be read, and for the words they have written to help and move people. To be able to be part of a thing so much greater than myself is humbling and I am nothing but grateful that so many wonderful people have read and found healing in my words.”
— Nikita Gill, Interview: Nikita Gill on Poetry, Instagram and Writing as a Woman of Color
Tagged: Poetry, Writing, Writing As A Movement, Writing Heals, Language Can Hurt and Heal, Language Can Create New Worlds, POC Poetry, Women Of Color, Women of Color Writers, Women of Color Poets
“Individuals high on the dark triad traits appear to exhibit an empathic profile that allows them to retain their ability to read and assess others’ emotions, and subsequently utilize this sensitive information to formulate strategies with which they can acquire what they want, while their lack of affective empathy may lead them to overlook or ignore potential harm inflicted to others in the process.”
— Michael Wai, Niko Tiliopoulos, The affective and cognitive empathic nature of the dark triad of personality
Tagged: Malignant Narcissism, malignant narcissists, Abuse, Trauma, Trauma and Recovery, The Dark Triad, Research on Narcissism, Research Quotes, Annotated Quotes, Annotation, Annotation Examples, Examples of Annotation
“There are so many men I love who do NOT frame the differentiation between sexual misconduct, assault and rape as an excuse or worse - our problem.”
— Minnie Driver, Minnie Driver responds to Matt Damon's tone-deaf comments about the current reckoning in Hollywood
Tagged: Sexual Assault, Rape Culture, Tone-Deaf, Tone-Deaf Enablers, The Reckoning, MeToo, #metoo, toxic masculinity
“Sometimes just the manipulator speaking with apparent conviction can invite the overly conscientious person to doubt themselves. And often, manipulators “bundle” tactics together, giving vague, misleading, half-answers, distracting, minimizing and rationalizing... they might pull out a “trump card” like playing the victim, leaving the real victim feeling not only unjustified but guilty for taking a stand.

The bottom line is that such tactics work because the victim has a certain level of conscientiousness. The victim is usually not willing to make harsh judgments in the absence of clear, convincing, objective evidence. They don’t trust their gut, and as a result, they get taken in.”
— Dr. George Simon, Throwing You On The Defensive: The Art of Covert-Aggression- Dr. George Simon
Tagged: Covert Abuse, Covert Aggression, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissists, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Annotation Examples, Annotation Quotes, Annotated Quotes, Examples of Annotation
“ Covert fighters count on the fact that you won’t trust your gut instincts or pass simple judgment on their character or the true character of their actions. They count on you being far too conscientious for that.”
— Dr. George Simon, Throwing You On The Defensive: The Art of Covert-Aggression- Dr. George Simon
Tagged: Covert Abuse, Covert Aggression, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissists, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
“Covert-aggression is at the heart of most interpersonal manipulation. What the artful, subtle fighter knows is that if they can get you to doubt yourself, feel like you have to explain yourself, and question your perceptions and judgment, there’s a good chance they can get you to back down, back-off, or better still, cave-in.”
— Dr. George Simon, Throwing You On The Defensive: The Art of Covert-Aggression- Dr. George Simon
Tagged: Covert Abuse, Covert Aggression, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissists, Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Annotated Quotes, Annotation, Annotation Examples, Annotation Quotes, Headline Examples
“Believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters To a Young Poet
Tagged: Poetry, Letters to A Young Poet, Believe In A Love Beyond Yourself, You Are Worthy of Love, Love Won't Constrain You, Love Expands You, Quote of the Moment
“I'm INFJ. That doesn't mean we can't be buddies, though.”
— J. K. Rowling
Tagged: Oh My God, INFJ, Fellow INFJs, Myers-Briggs, Finding Out Your Lifelong Hero Is An INFJ, Best News Ever, Groundbreaking Moments, Epiphanies