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The Magician's Elephant

by Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)

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“Telling the truth is always wrong if it threatens those for whom being wrong can never be true.”
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“Class is entirely intangible, and the way it affects things isn't subject to scientific analysis, and it's not supposed to be real but it's pervasive and powerful. See; just like magic.”
― Jo Walton, Among Others

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― Patrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers

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“We overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't.”
― Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success

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