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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“My first semester I had only nine students. Hoping they might view me as professional and well prepared, I arrived bearing name tags fashioned in the shape of maple leaves.”
― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day

tags: humor, teaching

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“You know... no matter what you do, people are going to expect you to be someone you're not. But if you're clever and lucky and work your butt off, then you get to be surrounded by people who expect you to be the person you wish you were.”
― Charlie Jane Anders, All the Birds in the Sky

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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

tags: abilities

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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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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