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“If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”
― The Grapes of Wrath
― The Grapes of Wrath
“It is a good thing to know what it is to be poor, and a better thing if you can do it in company.”
― Gilead
― Gilead
“It is a common condition of being poor... you are always afraid that the good things in your life are temporary, that someone can take them away, because you have no power beyond your own brute strength to stop them.”
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“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.”
― The Help
― The Help
“According to the 2003 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 25.8 percent of [New Orleans] population lives below the poverty line... This is more than twice the national average, but is close tot he percentages in other American cities such as Miami (28.5), Los Angeles (22.1), Atlanta (24.4), and New York City (21.2). ”
― Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
― Down in New Orleans: Reflections from a Drowned City
Paula’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Paula’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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134 friends
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62 friends
584 books
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35 friends
1,322 books
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28 friends
435 books
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76 friends
155 books
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47 friends
25 books
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2 friends
5 books
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21 friends
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