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A pet is not a living safety blanket. It is a small being with hopes, dreams, and a frequent, ongoing need to poop.
“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”
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“I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.”
― Hope Against Hope
― Hope Against Hope
“Possibility is not a luxury; it is as crucial as bread.”
― Undoing Gender
― Undoing Gender
“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
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“Little islands are all large prisons; one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.”
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Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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