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“. . . then hearing her use words like connoisseur, Alix was filled with feelings that went from confused and highly impressed to low and guilty in response to the first reaction. There was no reason for Emira to be unfamiliar with this word. And there was no reason for Alix to be impressed.” - Kiley Reid
Number of people with ideas on how to improve the bookstore this week 6 Number of books actually purchased by these people 2 Number of viable, potentially profitable ideas offered 0 Worst idea “Sell pets. Market them as the kinds of pets that Harry and Ron and Hermione had. Owls, cats, rats, and such.” Second... Continue Reading →
“If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day”
“People who let themselves learn new things are the best kind of people.”
“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.” ~ Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
“The river turns and twists to face the city. It looms suddenly, massive, stamped on the landscape. Its light wells up around the surrounds, the rock hills, like bruise-blood. Its dirty towers glow.” ~ China Miéville, Perdido Street Station
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“She put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still. This is what Beverly wanted — what she always wanted. To get away. To get away as fast as she could. To stay away,” - Kate DiCamillo
“There is no better time to be a tabletop board gamer.” ~ Geoffrey Engelstein and Isaac Shalev, Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
