The book that took Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Snapchat by storm, Milk and Honey is book of poems written to relate to every part of your life. The book inflicts tears, laughter, and everything in between. Rupi Kaur poured his heart into his poems, and the beauty of his words on each page is breathtaking.

Here are a few of my favorite excerpts ever written by Rupi...

“I didn't leave because
I stopped loving you,
I left because the longer
I stayed the less I loved myself.”

“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful
before i’ve called them intelligent or brave
i am sorry i made it sound as though
something as simple as what you’re born with
is all you have to be proud of
when you have broken mountains with your wit
from now on i will say things like
you are resilient, or you are extraordinary
not because i don’t think you’re beautiful
but because i need you to know
you are more than that”

“The kindest words my father said to me
Women like you drown oceans.”

“i struggle so deeply
to understand
how someone can
pour their entire soul
blood and energy
into someone
without wanting
anything in
return
-i will have to wait till i'm a mother”

“Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.”

“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”

“your body is a museum of natural disasters can you grasp how stunning that is”

“you tell me to quiet down cause my opinions make me less beautiful but i was not made with a fire in my belly so i could be put out i was not made with a lightness on my tongue so i could be easy to swallow i was made heavy half blade and half silk difficult to forget and not easy for the mind to follow”

But my favorite Milk and Honey quote, however, is as follows:

Milk and Honey is an assortment of emotions, ideas, and dreams. Rupi Kaur wrote a book that will go on to live in our hearts, and social media, for years to come.