“We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We read for strength to help us when we feel broken, discouraged or afraid. We read to find hope. We read because we're not just made up of skin and bones, and a deep need for chocolate, but we're also made up of words, words which describe our thoughts and what's hidden in our hearts.”
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“Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
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“Elephants love reunions. They recognize one another after years and years of separation and greet each other with wild, boisterous joy. There's bellowing and trumpeting, ear flapping and rubbing. Trunks entwine.”
― Small as an Elephant
― Small as an Elephant
“It is better to have bounced and bumped than never to have bounced at all. ”
― Bounce
― Bounce
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