Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes

If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.

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• If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.

  

  Erykah Badu
  • Ifs
  • Negativity
  • Invites