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I realized that books don't have to be about White people, they can actually represent all people

— Lupita Nyong'o

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“I always want to feel like myself on the red carpet—an elevated version of myself, but myself nonetheless.”

“I wanted her hair to embody the detail and discipline of haute couture.”

“We need better education, early diagnosis, and improved treatments.”

“It’s such a no-brainer to be able to use this platform.”

“My look for tonight is quite pearly, I would say, and it feels like water.”

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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Francis Bacon Meditationes sacræ (1597)

It is not in the books of the Philosophers, but in the religious symbolism of the Ancients, that we must look for the footprints of Science, and re-discover the Mysteries of Knowledge.

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

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

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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