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“once i began to read I began to exist”
― Walter Dean Myers

“...when we feel powerless, we stop trying to find a better way.”
― Walter Dean Myers

“Books have always been among my most trusted of friends, Mr. Linden replied. The best of them allow the mind to wander wherever the author's musings lead.”
― Walter Dean Myers, Mr. Linden's Library

“We dreamed a lot of good stuff. Marriage and forever and ever and that kind of thing. It meant everything to me. Not just a lot. Everything.”
― Walter Dean Myers

“Many teens will see themselves in Myers' account".”
― Walter Dean Myers

“Reading is not optional.”
― Walter Dean Myers

“the beast is the monster that destroys your dream”
― walter dean myers

“the ideas I found in books helped me imagine a life I wanted to live.”
― Walter Dean Myers, Just Write: Here's How!: An Encouraging Writing Handbook for Teens on Storytelling, Characters, and Voice

“Tests were always easy for me. I saw them as games, saw myself as being in a contest against a mythical adversary, and welcomed the challenge.”
― Walter Dean Myers