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Literacy, Reading, Learning, Knowledge, Imagination

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"Has it ever struck you as odd, or unfortunate, that today, when the proportion of literacy is higher than it has ever been, people should have become susceptible to the influence of advertisement and mass propaganda to an extent hitherto unheard of and unimagined?"

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

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"Illiterate people should only be charged for the photographs, when buying a newspaper."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"A book won't move your eyes for you like TV or a movie does. A book won't move your mind unless you give it your mind, or your heart unless you put your heart in it. It won't do the work for you. To read a good novel well is to follow it, to act it, to feel it, to become it-everything short of writing it, in fact. Reading is a collaboration, an act of participation. No wonder not everybody is up to it."

Ursula K. Le Guin, American Writer

Literacy, Reading, Participation, Effort, Art

"Illiteracy is simply the inability to read and write."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Literacy, Illiteracy, Inability, Reading, Writing

"Fight against illiteracy."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Don't let me get sappy on you, but when you get right down to it, every collection of letters is a magic spell, even if it's a moronic proclamation by the Emperor. Words have their impact, girl. Mind your manners. I may not know how to fly but I know how to read, and that's almost the same thing."

Gregory Maguire, American Novelist

Literacy, Word, Power, Influence, Truth

"Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Literacy, Knowledge, Books, Learning, Wisdom

"Teenage girls read in packs. It's true today, and it was true when I was a teen growing up in a small town in northeast Oklahoma."

Ally Carter, American Novelist

Literacy, Reading, Youth, Community, Habit

"If you can't write, read.If you can't read, walk.Or walk and read, then write."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Literacy, Learning, Reading, Walking, Writing

"Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

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"Saphira waved her tail, the tip whistling loudly. "I'm not asking you to. However, if we attack first, we may gain the advantage." "Have you gone crazy? They'll..." Eragon's voice trailed off as he thought about it. "They won't be able to do a thing." "Exactly," said Saphira. "We can inflict lots of damage from a safe height." "Let's drop rocks on them!"

Strategy

"Understanding begets empathy and compassion even for the meanest beggar - Oromis."

Empathy

"The whole of the world could be deduced from the smallest grain of sand, if one studied it closely enough."

Observation

"He's acting as foolish as a kitten... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while."

Humor

"If we are to tempt fate, then let us not be cowards about it."

Fate

"I'm not fighting for myself anymore.... It makes a difference."

Sacrifice

"It's impossible to go through life unscathed. Nor should you want to. By the hurts we accumulate, we measure both our follies and our accomplishments."

Resilience

"Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now."

Mindfulness

"Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?"

Literature

"Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life."

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