Marilise Dias Quotes & Sayings

It took me 11 years to struggle through one dumb book, and every day you just want to give up. But you don't find out you're an artist because you do something really well. — Junot Diaz

I think part of making any decision in your twenties is realizing there is no twenty-four flavor table. It's a myth. — Meg Jay

You have to find your own shtick. A Picasso always looks like Picasso painted it. Hemingway always sounds like Hemingway. A Beethoven symphony always sounds like a Beethoven symphony. Part of being a master is learning how to sing in nobody else's voice but your own. — Hugh MacLeod

I've seen it happen over and over again: a black person gets killed just for being black, and all hell breaks loose. I've Tweeted RIP hashtags, reblogged pictures on Tumblr, and signed every petition out there. I always said that if I saw it happen to somebody, I would have the loudest voice, making sure the world knew what went down.
Now I am that person, and I'm too afraid to speak. — Angie Thomas

The only cure for all social ills in our world today is the discovery and creation of more and more ordinary everyday heroes. — Jeroninio Almeida