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In order to create a culture of reading among children, we need to make books accessible to them and write stories they can relate to

— Dudu Busani-Dube

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Sometimes I don't even like or agree with her, but I can't change her or tame her just because I'm not happy with her decisions.

There are things that you can’t translate into English, if you tried the sentence would be completely flat

It’s very difficult to adapt a book into a film, especially a fictional book where I have the freedom to do whatever I want to do with the characters.

It is our responsibility as storytellers to promote a reading culture to communities, many of which are marginalised.

If the assumption that I’m influential is true, then that’s the one issue I’m willing to speak about, openly and honestly.

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Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

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Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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