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“The habit of reading books is not yet on the brink of extinction. Not yet. This is in no small part due to an elite corps of frontline workers, people who are holding that line, and sometimes even turning the tide. I'm talking about the thousands of booksellers and librarians working long hours to keep reading alive and getting little recognition for all that they do.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
“Every now and then it's nice to pick your head up from your book, reacquaint yourself with the world around you, take a hard pass, and immediately go right back to reading.”
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“When I think of the children’s books I love best, I realize that they’re written on a great many different levels. Now the first level is story. A good children’s book must hold the reader’s interest. It must be first and foremost a good story that will make the reader keep wanting to go on turning the pages. But underneath that good story is buried treasure. No one person will find all of the treasure, but each will discover special joys.”
― Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life
― Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life
“Encouraging kids to read gives them tools to safely navigate the real world, and to protect themselves. Reading helps them think critically—and it gives them the opportunity to learn about themselves and others, to create empathy and compassion. – Lorrie Roussin”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
“The more limited our language is, the more limited we are; the more limited the literature we give to our children, the more limited their capacity to respond, and therefore, in their turn, to create. The more our vocabulary is controlled, the less we will be able to think for ourselves. We do think in words, and the fewer words we know, the more restricted our thoughts. As our vocabulary expands, so does our power to think.”
― Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life
― Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life
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