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“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.”
― Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook

“Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”
― Christopher Paolini

“I want to know everything about you, so I tell you everything about myself.”
― Amy Hempel

“I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky.”
― Sharon Olds