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That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America

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The Salt and Light Express

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The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage

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The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
― May Sarton

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“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
― Franz Kafka

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“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“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

tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace

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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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