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“We raise girls to see each other as competitors—not for jobs or accomplishments, which in my opinion can be a good thing—but for the attention of men.”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists

“If you want to know a country, read its writers.”
― Aminatta Forna

“You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.”
― Isabel Allende

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It