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The heart had a tendency to harden off after being forced to survive inside a life two sizes too small, deprived of the oxygen of dreams.
“Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure—they can be turned into wisdom.”
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“Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.”
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“I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting…. I will never talk down to, or draw down to, children.”
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“Sometimes the best solution is simplification.”
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“Black man cleans the streets but mustn't walk freely on the pavement; Black man must build houses for the white man but cannot live in them; Black man cooks the white man's food but eats what is left over. Don't listen to anyone bluff you and say Black and white are brothers.”
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