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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
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“Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend.”
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
― The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
Joan’s 2024 Year in Books
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