Latest Warsan Shire Quotes from Interviews

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• I think in Somali, I cuss in Somali, when I'm afraid I reach for somali and this language is very rich, very filling. It's an unflinching language; the crudest most terrible things sound perfectly normal in Somali.

  Warsan Shire

  Thinking, Perfectly Normal, Sound

  Source: kalamu.com

• My favourite people, biggest inspirations and closest friends are all women. Not a coincidence.

  Warsan Shire

  Inspiration, People, Coincidence

• My name is indigenous to my country, it is not easy to pronounce, it takes effort to say correctly and I am absolutely in love with the sound of it and its meaning. Also, it's not the kind of name you baby, slip into sweet talk mid sentence, late night phone conversation, whisper into the receiver kind of name, so, of that I am glad.

  Warsan Shire

  Country, Sweet, Baby

  Source: kalamu.com

• Warsan means "good news" and Shire means "to gather in one place". My parents named me after my father's mother, my grandmother. Growing up, I absolutely wanted a name that was easier to pronounce, more common, prettier. But then I grew up and understood the power of a name, the beauty that comes in understanding how your name has affected who you are.

  Warsan Shire

  Mother, Growing Up, Father

  Source: kalamu.com