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Bill Hynes
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“There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.”
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“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
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“She was fascinated with words. To her, words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combined with other words to create powerful spells.”
― Lightning
― Lightning
“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one's heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.”
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“The more radical the person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can transform it. This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled. This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into a dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side.”
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
― Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Bill’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bill’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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