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“The closest you will ever come in this life to an orderly universe is a good library.”

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Ashleigh Brilliant is a British author known for his unique humor and satirical style. Born on December 9, 1933, his work has been influential in the literary and popular culture scenes since the 1960s. more

“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations- something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.”

“We believe no more in Bonaparte's fighting merely for the liberties of the seas than in Great Britain's fighting for the liberties of mankind. The object is the same, to draw to themselves the power, the wealth and the resources of other nations.”

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Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816

Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence and Papers, 1808-1816

“When someone dies, you don't get over it by forgetting; you get over it by remembering, and you are aware that no person is ever truly lost or gone once they have been in our life and loved us, as we have loved them.”

Persons Has Beens Remember Dies Lost Forget Gone Our Lives Over It Get Over Forget You When Someone Dies

Book:The Delicacy and Strength of Lace: Letters Between Leslie Marmon Silko & James Wright

Source: The Delicacy and Strength of Lace: Letters Between Leslie Marmon Silko & James Wright

“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration's shove or society's kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It's all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.”

Inspirational Inspiration Stuff Waiting Inspiring Pay Attention Kissing Curious Pay Attention Thoughtful Vitality Foreheads Eagerness

Author:Susan Sontag

“Tell him, we are not devils but we have friends who are.”

Devil

Author:Philip Pullman

“Why did dusk and fir-scent and the afterglow of autumnal sunsets make people say absurd things?”

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Book:L. M. MONTGOMERY – Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 170+ Short Stories, Poetry, Letters and Autobiography (Including The Complete Anne of Green Gables Series & Emily Starr Trilogy): Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, The Blue Castle, Rilla of Ingleside, Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs, The Golden Road, Mistress Pat, Chronicles of Avonlea, Kilmeny of the Orchard and many more

Source: L. M. MONTGOMERY – Ultimate Collection: 20 Novels & 170+ Short Stories, Poetry, Letters and Autobiography (Including The Complete Anne of Green Gables Series & Emily Starr Trilogy): Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, The Blue Castle, Rilla of Ingleside, Emily of New Moon, Emily Climbs, The Golden Road, Mistress Pat, Chronicles of Avonlea, Kilmeny of the Orchard and many more

“What should I do—how should I act now, this very day . . . What she would resolve to do that day did not yet seem quite clear, but something that she could achieve stirred her as with an approaching murmur which would soon gather distinctness.”

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Book:Middlemarch

Source: Middlemarch

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