Hilly

“Do not
drown yourself in a man.

He will leave you struggling to
breathe.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

“This world is like a mountain.
Your echo depends on you.
If you scream good things,
the world will give it back.
If you scream bad things,
the world will give it back.
Even if someone says badly about you,
speak well about him.
Change your heart to change the world.”
― Shams Tabrizi

“I was coming to see the heavier your heart got, the strongest you had to be to keep carrying it around.”
― Alexandra Bracken, In the Afterlight

“Most people will not stand up to injustice unless their comfort of living is severely threatened. This is because today's man does not care for the outside world so long as he has a roof over his head and four walls to contain his own.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem