Elio Morillo > Quotes

“shame just to give me a better shot at life. Perception, or, as we call it, el qué dirán, is an enormous cultural burden and barrier in Hispanic communities. It keeps us “in line” with preconceived beliefs of restraint and fear of the unknown, and can prevent us from finding our own unique voice and using it.”
― Elio Morillo, The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir