{"author":"Rupi Kaur","author_id":"Rupi+Kaur","total_quotes":57,"quotes":[{"text":"When writing for the page, the focus is on the design - how the words appear on the page. I try to make it as direct and simple as possible.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["focus","simple","words "],"id":614,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"'Milk and Honey' was written with me being honest to myself, kind of pulling at the things that I hear the most and saying that out loud, and you know, that thing that we hear the most is most universal, and so that rings true with all folks. The language used in the poetry is extremely, extremely accessible.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["myself","language","me "],"id":5244,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"For me, the power of the poetry in 'Milk and Honey' is the feeling you get after finished reading the poem. It's the emotion you feel once you've read the last word, and that is only possible when the diction is easy, and you don't get stuck on every other word, you don't know what the word means.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["power","reading","me "],"id":12839,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"The idea that we are so capable of love but still choose to be toxic.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["real","truth"],"id":17480,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"To do list (after the breakup)1. Take refuge in your bed2. Cry. Till the tears stop (this will take a few days).3. Don’t listen to slow songs.4. Delete their number from your phone even though it is memorized on your fingertips.5. Don’t look at old photos.6. Find the closest ice cream shop and treat yourself to two scoops of mint chocolate chip. The mint will calm your heart. You deserve the chocolate.7. Buy new bed sheets.8. Collect all the gifts, t-shirts, and everything with their smell on it and drop it off at a donation center.9. Plan a trip.10. Perfect the art of smiling and nodding when someone brings their name up in conversation.11. Start a new project.12. Whatever you do. Do not call.13. Do not beg for what does not want to stay.14. Stop crying at some point.15. Allow yourself to feel foolish for believing you could’ve built the rest of your life in someone else’s stomach.16. Breathe.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["breaking-up","depression","mental-health","milk-and-honey","poetry","relationships","rupi-kaur"],"id":21114,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"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.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["friends","writing","said "],"id":29416,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"My dad studies and practices homeopathy and Ayurveda medicine. He's a strong believer in both honey and milk as forms of healing. Honey is the one food that does not die. It does not expire. Growing up, he'd always be mixing up almonds or turmeric or gram flower with milk to cure a cough or a cold.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["flower","food","strong "],"id":39548,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["art","key","look "],"id":42655,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"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.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["day","yourself","control "],"id":60759,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"},{"text":"People say things meant to rip you in half but you hold the power to notturn their words into a knifeand cut yourself.","author":"Rupi Kaur","tags":["hurt","power-of-words","self-harm","stronger"],"id":70799,"author_id":"Rupi+Kaur"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":57,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}