SZA Quotes

“In the real world, I kind of thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate... I realised, "Oh, I'm my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don't mind."

“I just have this weird, deep urge to help other people. I'm trying to let God guide my body and use it as whatever kind of vehicle or vessel it needs to be.”

“I don't think I'm inherently feminist. I think the universe wants me to be feminist, and I think I resonate with that. I'm very drawn to female energy. I just roll with it.”

“You can take care of your body, and it will low-key show you respect in turn.”

“Don't get discouraged with your skin when it doesn't do what you want it to do... Give it some time. That's the only way to get to know yourself.”

“I love food, so having a really sensitive body forces me to be very mindful and conscious and eat when I'm hungry, not just when I'm bored, and just really slow down. Everything in moderation.”

“Oh, Instagram stresses me out on a very deep level!”

“Wearing a hijab never made me feel any more conservative; it made me feel safe. Then, after 9/11, I became the butt of a joke on the playground, so I stopped wearing it. Kids can be really cruel when you're the only black girl in your Girl Scout troop.”

“There's something different about growing up black and Muslim, especially in New Jersey. When I left the mosque and I left my dad, I felt unprotected, but I also felt a weird sense of pride.”

“When your parents regulate everything you hear and everything you intake, it forces you to get creative in other ways. It sparked the writing bug and the very overactive imagination.”

“The album that defined my childhood was probably Ella Fitzgerald's "Greatest Hits."

“I was born in St. Louis, but I'm from Maplewood, New Jersey. It's very small. Lauryn Hill is from my town, though.”

“I've always loved playing with hair. I used to want dreads like Lauryn Hill, but my mom wouldn't let me.”

“I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports.”

“I wasn't popular in high school; I had no friends.”

“I was a funky kid.”

“My mom didn't let me eat sugar or candy until I was older.”

“I wasn't one of those girls who sang at church.”

“Reading makes me so sleepy. Honestly, I'm a visual learner.”

“I live in my imagination, so sometimes movies help me get lost. I feel like I'm in it.”

“It's so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I'm not incredibly passionate about.”

“I definitely want to get into environmental science and environmental politics, learning a lot more and preserving what's left of the world. That's such a sacred circle to be in.”

“Every day I grapple between "I'm going to get married" and "I'm going to spend the rest of my life alone with a poodle."

“I try to think of myself as a chic fishing grandpa aesthetically.”

“It's interesting to all of a sudden be considered valuable.”