I am a lover without a lover. I am lovely and lonely and I belong deeply to myself.

—Warsan Shire

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About Warsan Shire

Warsan Shire (born 1 August 1988) is a British writer, poet, editor, and teacher who was born to Somali parents in Kenya. In 2013, she was awarded the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize.

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My alone feels so good, I'll only have you if you're sweeter than my solitude.

—Warsan Shire

My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.

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I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.

—David Levithan in Every You, Every Me

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Fear of being alone is not a good reason to stay. Leaving this man you’ve been with for six years won’t be easy, but you’ll be okay and so will he. The end of your relationship with him will likely also mark the end of an era of your life. In moving into this next era there are going to be things you lose and things you gain. Trust yourself.

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If you can understand loneliness and go beyond it, then you will find there is no need to escape, no urge to be gratified or entertained, for your mind will know a richness that is incorruptible and cannot be destroyed.

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