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“To readers, those books—the ones we buy and borrow and trade and sell—are more than objects. They are opportunities beckoning us. When we read, we connect with them (or don’t) in a personal way.”
― I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
― I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
“You can’t trust him, that dirty bastard,” said the child boy.
“The dirty bastard, I suppose, was born clean,” replied Ena.”
― Ena
“The dirty bastard, I suppose, was born clean,” replied Ena.”
― Ena
“A great book. That’s all you want. But reading is personal. We can’t know what a book will mean to us until we read it. And so we take a leap and choose.”
― I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
― I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
“I’d rather be a beggar than be with the wrong king—not the queen of slaves, but the slave of bravery. I lay me on rocks, cover me with the darkness of the nights—not the king’s poisonous soft duvets that won’t let me meet I at dawn.”
― Ena
― Ena
“If you don’t teach that dog to sit, she’s going to die!” said the tall bearded man in blue jeans standing next to me. He pointed at the ground, bent down to get in Belvy’s face, and bellowed at her, “SIT!!” To my astonishment, Belvy sat. She didn’t just sit, she pounded her butt into the pavement, and looked up at the man wagging her tail.
The man was in my face now. “See? It’s not mean, it’s clear.” The light changed, and the man strode across the street, leaving me with words to live by.”
― Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
The man was in my face now. “See? It’s not mean, it’s clear.” The light changed, and the man strode across the street, leaving me with words to live by.”
― Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
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