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Quote by Patricia Sun
We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brillia

We have magnificent brains, but we use a great deal of our brilliance to keep ourselves stuck and ignorant, to keep ourselves from not shining. We are so afraid of our beauty and radiance and brilliance because it scared the adults around us when we were children. – Patricia Sun

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