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> [If I meet someone who's Native American and I don't know anything about indigenous people in New Jersey - which I kind of don't, which is not really good - I can learn more and more about their lives, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/if-i-meet-someone-who-s-native-american-and-i-don-t-know-anything/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

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## More by Marley Dias

> [I wasn't seeing black girls in the books I was assigned to read at my school. I was tired of only reading about white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-wasn-t-seeing-black-girls-in-the-books-i-was-assigned-to-read-at-my/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [If I meet someone who's Native American and I don't know anything about indigenous people in New Jersey - which I kind of don't,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/if-i-meet-someone-who-s-native-american-and-i-don-t-know-anything/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [My health and schoolwork come first. I work hard to get lots of sleep, but I probably work just as hard to spend time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/my-health-and-schoolwork-come-first-i-work-hard-to-get-lots-of-sleep/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I love YouTube. You can find me there watching cat videos. I even like to watch other people play video games. I know it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-love-youtube-you-can-find-me-there-watching-cat-videos-i-even-like/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [It was the desire to see black girls and our experiences in the books that I was given to read at school that forced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/it-was-the-desire-to-see-black-girls-and-our-experiences-in-the-books/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I want young girls to know that their passions are important and that they should pursue them, regardless of whether or not they think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-want-young-girls-to-know-that-their-passions-are-important-and-that/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [The first black girl book I fell in love with was most likely 'Please, Puppy, Please' by Spike Lee and Tonya Lee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/the-first-black-girl-book-i-fell-in-love-with-was-most-likely-please/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [My parents have taught me the value of reading and self-love through books that have characters that look like me and talk like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/my-parents-have-taught-me-the-value-of-reading-and-self-love-through/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I am slightly obsessed with beauty products.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-am-slightly-obsessed-with-beauty-products/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I am unapologetic about the need for social change, greater inclusion, and equity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-am-unapologetic-about-the-need-for-social-change-greater-inclusion/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I think the biggest thing, where my passionate-ness comes from, is that I love reading, and it is something that I really care about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-think-the-biggest-thing-where-my-passionate-ness-comes-from-is-that/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I think it is important to speak your mind. Tolerance of the ignorance sends the wrong message to kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-think-it-is-important-to-speak-your-mind-tolerance-of-the-ignorance/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I go to Amazon to browse for things I can then go find at the mall. It's like window shopping online. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-go-to-amazon-to-browse-for-things-i-can-then-go-find-at-the-mall-it/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [In my class - in all fifth-grade classes - we were required to read 'classics,' books like 'Shiloh,' which is about a white boy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/in-my-class-in-all-fifth-grade-classes-we-were-required-to-read/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

> [I come from a community that has a lot of white kids, and I notice how, a lot of times, they don't understand our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marley-dias/i-come-from-a-community-that-has-a-lot-of-white-kids-and-i-notice-how/)

[Marley Dias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marley-dias/)

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