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Read for fun, read for information, read in order to understand yourself and other people with quite different ideas. Learn about the world beyond your door. Learn to be compassionate and grow in wisdom. Books can help us in all these ways.

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Katherine Paterson
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: October 31
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Lord, let me heed the angels you put in my path.
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the reason God made February short a few days was because he knew that by the time people came to the end of it they would die if they had to stand one more blasted day.
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a work that intends to be art must first be entertaining.
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It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you.
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You don't have to fight dragons to write books. You just have to live deeply the life you've been given.
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As much pleasure as young people get from Twittering and texting, there is no way these activities will nourish their minds and spirits the way literature can.
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To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.
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