Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.”
“When someone takes away your pens you realize quite how important education is.”
― I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
― I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. You'd be shocked at how many adults are really dead inside—walking through their days with no idea who they are, just waiting for a heart attack or cancer or a Mack truck to come along and finish the job. It's the saddest thing I know.”
― Speak
― Speak
“Music does not have a race or a disposition! Every instrument has a voice that contributes. Music is a universal language. A universal religion of sorts. Certainly it's my religion. Music surpasses all distinctions between people" -Father”
― Echo
― Echo
“You can live as a ghost, waiting for death to come, or you can dance.”
― Refugee
― Refugee
“We are like the phoenix," said Abuelita. "Rising again, with a new life ahead of us.”
― Esperanza Rising
― Esperanza Rising
Kayla’s 2025 Year in Books
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