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“He preferred smart questions to smart answers.”
― Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor

“there was no shame in admitting you didn't have the answer, it was a necessary step toward the truth. It was as important to teach us about the unknown or the unknowable as it was to teach us what had already been safely proven.”
― Yōko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor

“When we let tensions fester, or allow familiarity to pass for understanding, we tend to leave parts of ourselves out of our most important relationships.”
― Anna Sale, Let's Talk About Hard Things

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
― Charles W. Eliot