In high school, I started saving up to get a nose job, which is so ridiculous. I had this job at Tim Hortons, and I was trying to save up $10,000 for a nose job. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
Being that my parents and I were immigrants to Canada, I didn’t have the most lavish life growing up. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I sat with myself one day and asked, ‘Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate the topics I write about and the style in which I write? Do those gatekeepers let a demographic like mine through the door?’ And the answer was no. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
Before I begin to write, I listen to music that inspires me. I listen to folk Punjabi music, sufi music. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
Really, at the end of the day, the only thing you can control is yourself; the only person you can truly educate is yourself. You have to redefine what beauty is to you so you can’t be affected by what people are saying. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
Feeling ‘ugly’ or ‘unattractive’ seeps into your life like poison, and it affects everything. Feeling worthless does the same. We internalise these limitations, and it takes an internal revolution to get rid of them. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
I feel social media can be very distracting, unhealthy, and harmful to one’s self-confidence. I don’t even log on to it on my phone except when I post something on Instagram. Rupi Kaur Read Quote
My heart is beating, and I’m breathing, and nothing anybody has ever done has changed that. Rupi Kaur Read Quote