“Most of us must learn to love people and use things rather than loving things and using people.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book."
[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]”
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[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]”
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“I don't understand people who say they need more "Me Time." What other time is there? Do these people spend part of their day in someone else's body?”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
“There was once an invisible man who had grown tired of being unseen. It was not that he was actually invisible. It was that people had become used to not seeing him.
And if no one sees you, are you really there at all?"”
― A Monster Calls
And if no one sees you, are you really there at all?"”
― A Monster Calls
Maphelo’s 2025 Year in Books
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