A review by ella_holden_
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

- p.33 'emptying out of my mother's belly was my first act of disappearance, learning to shrink for a family who likes their daughters invisible was the second. The art of being empty is simple; believe them when they say you are nothing, repeat it to yourself like a wish: i am nothing i am nothing i am nothing, so often the only reason you know you're still alive is from the heaving of your chest.'
- p. 45 'the closest thing to god on this earth is a woman's body: it's where life comes from, and to have a grown man tell me something so powerful at such a young age changed me to see the entire universe rested at my mother's feet.'
- p. 51 'i know i should crumble for better reasons, but have you seen that boy? he brings the sun to its knees every night.'
- p. 77 'kiss me like i am the centre point of gravity and you are falling into me; like my soul is the focal point of yours.'
- p. 194 '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.'