I have always been a fan of Salvador Dali, but Amrita Sher-Gil, who was an Indian-Hungarian painter, is another favourite. She was painting Indian women, and, growing up here, I’d never seen anyone paint Indian women, so that was really incredible to see a painting of someone who looks like you. I think that has a lot of impact on you. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I like B.C. because it’s so beautiful, but I think Toronto’s the greatest place because every corner of the world is here. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I think social media is… really cool in the sense that I don’t think that a writer like me would’ve found a readership if maybe Instagram wasn’t there. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I was born in India, and we came from a poor family and lived in a rural village. My dad came over to Canada as a refugee, and years later, we were able to join him. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I can go to all these cool places around the world, but when we land at YYZ, I’m like, ‘Yes! It’s flat. It’s concrete. I’m okay with this; my people are here.’ Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I’ve been thinking a lot about the journey of my parents – just seeing the sacrifices they’ve made to allow me to do what I do. How much of a difference their sacrifices have made through the generations. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I would give anything to sing like Beyonce or Adele. I’ve said many times to my friends that if I could sing like them, I would give up poetry and writing. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
My writing is a product of how I would interact with things that have happened to me or things that have not happened to me but have happened to somebody else. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
Growing up, I naturally embraced who I was, but I was always battling with myself. So I spent half my time being proud of being a woman and the other half completely hating it. Rupi Kaur Read Quote