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Lea Banks

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Born

Boston, MA, The United States

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http://www.leabanks.com

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Poetry, Nonfiction, Biography

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September 2007

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	ALL OF ME it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quotable 14: Danger by Kelly Sokol Avery, Lea Banks (Goodreads Author), Craig Cochran it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Paradise Lost

by John Milton

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Embryos and Idiots

by Larissa Szporluk

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Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet

by Christian Wiman

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“Shit is the tofu of cursing and can be molded to whichever condition the speaker desires. Hot as shit. Windy as shit. I myself was confounded as shit...”
― David Sedaris

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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
― E.B. White

tags: activism, humor, life, pleasure

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“To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.”
― Emily Dickinson

tags: inspirational

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“I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.”
― Peter De Vries

tags: humor, writing

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“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

tags: art, controversy, expression, graffiti, street-art

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