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“I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new.”
― Around the World in 80 Days
― Around the World in 80 Days
“The eyes are the windows of the soul.... If someone was to look into your eyes, what would you want them to see?”
― From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
― From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
“I think you should learn, of course, and some days you must learn a great deal. But you should also have days when you allow what is already in you to swell up inside of you until it touches everything. And you can feel it inside of you. If you never take time out to let that happen, then you accumulate facts, and they begin to rattle around inside of you. You can make noise with them, but never really feel anything with them. It's hollow.”
― From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
― From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
“For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.”
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“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
― The Giver
― The Giver
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Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
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