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“The public library is the most dangerous place in town”

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John Ciardi was an American poet born on June 24, 1916, and died on March 30, 1986. Known for his clear and direct style of poetry, he had a profound impact on 20th-century American poetry. more

“The man that I named the Giver passed along to the boy knowledge, history, memories, color, pain, laughter, love, and truth. Every time you place a book in the hands of a child, you do the same thing. It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere. It gives him choices. It gives him freedom. Those are magnificent, wonderfully unsafe things. [from her Newberry Award acceptance speech]”

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Book:The Giver

Source: The Giver

“I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.”

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Book:The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Source: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

“Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions.”

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Author:Frank Lloyd Wright

“In his life Christ is an example showing us how to live in his death he is a sacrifice satisfying our sins in his resurrection a conqueror in his ascension a king in his intercession a high priest.”

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Author:Martin Luther

“When you talk about a great actor, you're not talking about Tom Cruise. His whole behavior is so shocking.”

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Author:Lauren Bacall

“With hair, heels, and attitude, honey, I am through the roof.”

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Author:RuPaul

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