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#1

“At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book—that string of confused, alien ciphers—shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader.”
― Alberto Manguel, A History of Reading

tags: books, literature, reading, words

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#2

“When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.”
― Yevgeny Yevtushenko

tags: censorship, lies, lying, silence, truth

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#3

“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: atticus-finch, courage

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#4

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead

tags: activism, attributed-no-source, change, inspirational, life, philosophy, world

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#5

“Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections

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#6

“Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

tags: angel-poems, angels, beauty, famous-quotes-from-classic-books, grace, haiku, haikus, healing, inspirational-quotes, national-poetry-month, poems-by-aberjhani, poetry, spirituality, wings, world-poetry-day

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