Amy Gonzalez

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“There is nothing gutsier to me than a person announcing that their story is one that deserves to be told, especially if that person is a woman.”
― Lena Dunham, Not That Kind of Girl: A young woman tells you what she's "learned"

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“Teaching requires that you work at being a person and work at understanding people and the world, and work at feelings and connecting and respect in ways and to a magnitude that is not often asked of adults who aren't bartenders.”
― Tom Rademacher, It Won't Be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching

tags: teaching

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“Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.”
― Muhammad Ali

tags: obstacles, perspective

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“We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: masks, pretending, pretense

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“My sister had taught me to look at the world that way, as a place that glitters, as a place where the calls of the crickets and the crows and the wind are everyday occurrences that also happen to be magic.”
― Cynthia Kadohata, Kira-Kira

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PSI Book Group — 16 members — last activity Apr 07, 2020 05:31AM
Hi Everyone! Let's continue to learn and grow together through our readings. Please share books and quotes that are inspiring your public leadership w ...more

Ms. G's 7th Grade Readers-Baldwin School — 6 members — last activity Sep 19, 2011 07:21PM
This is a place for you to share your reading outside of the classroom. Write reviews and give recommendations! From time to time, I will be posting p ...more

Better World Books Reading Challenge — 204 members — last activity Jan 30, 2019 02:53PM
Welcome to the Better World Books Reading Challenge Group. This group is place for anyone taking on the read challenge to share their progress, make r ...more