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Beverly Cleary

"Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood."

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"Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood."

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"Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life."

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"I am not a supporter of burning books; but like poison, some books should be kept away from simple minds who can't take in the strong content they provide."

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