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Our eyes perceive so dimly, and our brains are so easily confused. Far better, I believe, to be like children and open ourselves to every beautiful possibility, for there is nothing our hearts can imagine that is not so.
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I'm on the hold list at the library for this book. Looking forward to reading it.
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Wonderful quote. There are so many in this terrific book.
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“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument."

[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]”
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“For you, a thousand times over”
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