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Because each book has its own special perfume.

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Jack Gantos
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: July 2
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Pennsylvania
United States
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Don't ever forget your history, she sang, or any wicked soul can lie to you and get away with it.
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If you have an orderly mind, you'll be a winner no matter where you end up. If your mind is a jumble of junk, you'll be a loser. It's as simple as that.
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Since I was trying so hard to make books lead my life, I didn’t want to read them and then just put them back on the shelf and say, “good book,” as if I was patting a good dog. I wanted books to change me, and I wanted to write books that would change others.
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You know, Joey, the medication has helped settle you down, but you have been a good kid all along. You are naturally good. I hope you know that about yourself. You have a good heart.
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Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.
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It's like when you read a book and you know that the words are important, but the images blossoming in your imagination are even more important because it's your mind that allows the words to come to life.
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...who proved that you don't have to do what your parents want, or what your boyfriend wants, for you to be happy. You just have to be yourself, for there is no love greater than self love
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You gotta face the hand you're dealt with and deal with it, and make your problems be the smallest part of who you are.
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Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.
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