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The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. Isabel Allende Happy birthday, Isabel Allende! The Chilean-American writer h…
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I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings American writer Marjorie Kinnan …
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I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers. Brian Selznick …
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God save us from people who mean well. Vikram Seth Happy 66th birthday, Vikram Seth. The writer was in his thirties when he moved back into his child…
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Let the wild rumpus start! Maurice Sendak Oh Maurice Sendak, we love you so! The illustrator and writer (born June 10, 1928) created naughty children…
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No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire. L. Frank Baum What do Cap…
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If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen. Conan O'Brien Happy 54th birthday, Conan O'Brien! Before becoming a host of lat…
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The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call “out there. Truman Capote Not long …
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Living in that childish wonder is a most beautiful feeling - I can so well remember it. There was always something more - behind and beyond everythin…
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Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can …
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. Michel de Montaigne Renaissance writer Michel de Montaigne (born February 28, 1533) pioneered the pe…
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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anaïs Nin Best known for her candid diary,…
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Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the …
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This is the world as it is. This is where you start. Saul D. Alinsky Saul David Alinsky (January 30, 1909-June 12, 1972) was a Chicago-born communit…
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The aims of life are the best defense against death. Primo Levi On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi con…
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There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness. Stendhal Stendhal, the pseudonym of Henri-Marie Beyle, was a French writer born…
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If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves. Maria Edgeworth Maria Edgeworth, born January 1, 1767, was a prolific and inf…
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Creativity requires a state of grace. So many things are required for it to succeed. Magda Szabó Magda Szabó (born October 5, 1917) was a prominent H…
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Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. …
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There are some works so luminous...so powerful that they give us strength, and force us to new undertakings. A book can play this role. Hervé Le Tell…
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Be the flame, not the moth. Giacomo Casanova Giacomo Casanova (born April 2, 1725) was a prominent Italian writer and adventurer, but he considered h…
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Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. Jean Paul Friedrich Richter German writer Jean Paul (born March 21, 1763) had a vision of his own dea…
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Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none Lois Lowry Happy birthday, Lois Lowry! The Giver writer was born Cena Hammersberg,…
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Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes. Katherine Mansfield March 2, 1909: On th…
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Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes. Katherine Mansfield March 2, 1909: On th…
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Children learn more from what you are than what you teach. W.E.B. Du Bois American civil rights activist and writer W. E. B. Du Bois (born February 2…
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And also don’t forget, the reason opportunity is often missed is that it usually comes disguised as hard work. Clifford Irving February 14, 1971: On …
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We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement. Tami Hoag Happy birthday, Tami…
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If I could believe in myself, why not give other improbabilities the benefit of the doubt? David Sedaris Happy birthday, David Sedaris! The American …
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Don't take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it. Colleen Hoover Happy birthday, Colleen Hoover! The #Good…
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Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers. Voltaire Voltaire's infamous wit often got him in trouble. After the French enlightenment wr…
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I'm a candle flame that sways in currents of air you can't see. You need to be the one who steadies me to burn. Nadine Gordimer South African writer …
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A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rare…
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We are not all born at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later... Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we our…
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Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed! C.J. Cherryh Happy birthday, C.J. Cherryh! The acclaimed speculative fiction writer was actually born…
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The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you are finished. Nelson DeMille Happy birthday, Nelson DeMille! The thriller writer occasionally …
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I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings American writer Marjorie Kinnan …
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The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night. Isabel Allende Happy birthday, Isabel Allende! The Chilean-American writer h…
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I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers. Brian Selznick …
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We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever our eyes touch should be beautiful, tasteful, app…
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It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong. Jon Krakauer May 11, 1996: American writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer's climbing party …
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All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust. J.M. Barrie J.M. Barrie (born May 9, 1860) suffered from writer's cramp in his later years…
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Little islands are all large prisons; one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow. Richard Francis Burton Translator and wr…
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I have work to do, and I am afraid not to do it. John O'Hara American writer John O'Hara (born January 31, 1905) was largely concerned with issues of…
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I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen. A.A. Milne A.A. Milne (born January 18, 1882), creator of Winnie the Pooh, got his early educ…
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Beauty and ingenuity beat perfection hands down, every time. Nalo Hopkinson Happy 54th birthday, Nalo Hopkinson! The Jamaican-born sci-fi and fantasy…
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I have failed at many things, but I have never been afraid. Nadine Gordimer Writer Nadine Gordimer (born November 20, 1923) was born in South Africa …
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The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in. Henry Green Even in his lifetime Henry Green (born October 29, 1905) was not widely…
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Surprising yourself is a big thing for me—to go somewhere that I don’t even know I’m going. Lily Tuck Happy 76th birthday, Lily Tuck! It may have bee…
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Good books tell the truth, even when they're about things that never have been and never will be. They're truthful in a different way Stanisław Lem P…