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“Thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that counts is: Do you have staying power?”
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“While parents possess the original key to their offspring's experience, teachers have a spare key. They, too, can open or close the minds and hearts of children.”
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“Las Vegas:
It was not cafe society, it was Nescafe society.”
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It was not cafe society, it was Nescafe society.”
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“Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love.”
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“What do we say to a guest who forgets her umbrella? Do we run after her and say "What is the matter with you? Every time you come to visit you forget something. If it's not one thing it's another. Why can't you be like your sister? When she comes to visit, she knows how to behave. You're forty-four years old! Will you never learn? I'm not a slave to pick up after you! I bet you'd forget your head if it weren't attached to your shoulders." That's not what we say to a guest. We say "Here's your umbrella, Alice," without adding "scatterbrain."
Parents need to learn to respond to their children as they do to guests.”
― Between Parent and Child
Parents need to learn to respond to their children as they do to guests.”
― Between Parent and Child
Bobby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bobby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
304 books
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578 friends
1,418 books
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860 friends
80 books
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264 friends
3,502 books
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388 friends
14 books
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87 friends
85 books
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110 friends
49 books
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352 friends
2,277 books
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74 friends
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