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“Words have not just the astonishing capacity to banish boredom and create wonders. They also enable contact with the lives of others and with story worlds, arousing endless curiosity about ourselves and the places we inhabit.”
― Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood
― Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood
“When the founders wrote “We the People,” they really meant “We the White, Wealthy Men.” Despite much lofty rhetoric, all men were not created equal, and women didn’t count at all.”
― The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
― The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
“This was the skin that protected you from the world—this loving of another person you shared your life with.”
― Anything Is Possible
― Anything Is Possible
“I opened a book and in I strode. Now nobody can find me.”
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“It is my belief that books are living things.... And as living things, they need to be protected.”
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Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
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