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“Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. ”
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“We don't own the earth. We are the earth's caretakers...we take care of it and all the things on it. And when we're done with it, it should be left better than we found it.”
― Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
― Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
“Over at our place, we’re sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. So in planning a new picture, we don’t think of grown-ups, and we don’t think of children. But just of that fine, clean, unspoiled spot down deep in every one of us, that maybe the world has made us forget. ”
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“Keep Moving Forward”
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“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.”
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