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“My father used to say courage isn't the absence of fear, but rather going forward in the face of it.”
― The Last Train to London
― The Last Train to London
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
― Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“Maktub" (It is written.)”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“The schools we go to are reflections of the society that created them. Nobody is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.”
― Assata: An Autobiography
― Assata: An Autobiography
“How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
What's the Name of That Book???
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Around the World in 80 Books
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Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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