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Quote by Beverly Lewis

“This is what reading is like to me. It's finding a spring in the midst of a barren land. Just when I think I might up and die of thirst, I stumble onto this fresh, cold water, and I'm suddenly given this new life because I can-and do-drink to my heart's content.”

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Beverly Lewis

Beverly Lewis, born in 1949, is a renowned American novelist. Her works, which focus on the Amish community life in the Great Plains of the United States, have won the hearts of many readers. more

“Wherever you go you will find people lying to you, and as your awareness grows, you will notice that you also lie to yourself. Do not expect people to tell you the truth because they also lie to themselves. You have to trust yourself and choose to believe or not to believe what someone says to you.”

People Believe Lying Grows Awareness Trust Yourself Four Agreements People Lie

Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz

“Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.”

Terrible Bullying Terrible Things

Author:Robert Carlyle

“Many wise and true sermons are preached us everyday by unconscious ministers in street, school, office, or home; even a fair table may become a pulpit, if it can offer the good and helpful words which are never out of season.”

Ifs May Home School Wise Streets Offers Office Fairs Seasons Tables Everyday Ministers Unconscious Helpful Sermons Pulpit

Book:The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters

Source: The Complete Little Women Series: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, Jo's Boys: The Beloved Classics of American Literature: The coming-of-age series based on the author’s own childhood experiences with her three sisters

“Enchantment and seduction were fine means of persuasion, but when time is short, an awkward but quick concussion could better serve a girl's purpose.”

Mean Purpose Girl Fine Awkward Seduction Persuasion Enchantment Concussions

Author:Christopher Moore

“Ask anything of men. Ask them to achieve wealth, fame, love, brutality, murder, self-sacrifice. But don’t ask them to achieve self-respect. They will hate your soul.”

Men Soul Self Hate Asks Wealth Sacrifice Achieve Fame Murder Your Soul Self Respect Brutality Self Sacrifice

Book:Ayn Rand Reader

Source: Ayn Rand Reader

“People want nothing but mirrors around them. To reflect them while they’re reflecting too ... Reflections of reflections and echoes of echoes. No beginning and no end. No center and no purpose.”

People Want Ends Purpose Reflection Mirrors Echoes Reflecting

Book:The Fountainhead

Source: The Fountainhead

“Tis Vanth's cage. You can just move it out of the way." "I already have," he grumbles. "With my shin.”