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Quote by Karin Slaughter

“Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school.”

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Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is an American author renowned for her suspense novels. Born on January 6, 1971, she has published numerous bestsellers since her debut novel in 1993. more

“I'm a big believer in pairing classics with contemporary literature, so students have the opportunity to see that literature is not a cold, dead thing that happened once but instead a vibrant mode of storytelling that's been with us a long time - and will be with us, I hope, for a long time to come.”

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Author:John Green

“In science, obsessiveness under psychological control can be a virtue.”

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Author:E. O. Wilson

“There are people you do not want to upset in the world - the politically disenfranchized who feel they have nothing to lose, those who feel that the time has come for revolution ... then out on the edges beyond any of those are science fiction fans whose favorite show has been canceled in an untimely way.”

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Author:Neil Gaiman

“Everybody who has ever read Sandman knows exactly what the Sandman looks like, which is more than anybody who has ever read The Catcher in the Rye can say about Holden Caufield.”

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Author:Neil Gaiman