Quotes by Malebo Sephodi

“Feels so good to be quoted”

“It's actually such a tragedy that I live in a world that is inspired by me putting my body or mental state on the line”

“On top of dealing with the emotional trauma associated with conscious and unconscious recalling, you must deal with the possibility of no one believing you or making you doubt your experiences. Whe...”

“Self-love for me means accepting who I am and dealing with the perceived flaws that I live with. It is also accepting that sometimes I struggle with feelings of inadequacy and I do not think that I...”

“Society is obsessed with women's bodies and I take my body back by doing whatever it is that I want to do with my body”

“How do I negotiate my way across life with a system that I find so violent yet it seems so normal to many others?”

“In nude protests, the very same body that is objectified and subjected to endless scrutiny and policing is used to reclaim power.”

“In being everything for everyone, when am I anything for myself?”

“To misbehave us to denounce the social norms that limit individuals based on who they are. That to make history is to upset patriarchy, a system that is intent on controlling and marginalising others.”

“And It was said to me: "embrace the glorious mess you are". How easy it is to see darkness in the winter shedding and not see that even in its gloominess lies great beauty. That even in our great s...”

“The voice of a Black woman should always be HERSELF ...No edits - no erasure - no pressure - no expectations - no additions - no intruders”

“In order to validate our Africanness, we hold on to tradition at all cost, banning critical engagement in an attempt to preserve its sacredness”

“The most beautiful thing is that despite the shallow life we sometimes succumb to - the soul has no timeline and it knows what it wants and will yearn within until it seeks the journey”

“Look within - there is no end!”

“I am art. I am authentic. I am love. I am me.”

“Because books saved my life, literally, I've become close to them”

“Yes I am aware of the rules. Yes I can totally see how I err the Queen.Yes it is this very fact of slaying her language.That gives my soul its melodies.”

“Expand!You are not small. Your Foremothers did not do what they did so you could occupy small!”

“And... Know thyself Know Know”

“I am shedding.I am not a new me.I am my old me in my new me.I remain, carved with the soul of my knife.My mess scattered all over my countenance. I am me. Take me as I am.”