"Picture books are more difficult for me because it is telling a huge story in the least amount of words."

-- Renee Watson

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“The scientific community having made a rapid ascent from deep poverty to great affluence, from academe's cloisters to Washington's high councils, still tends to be a bit excitable - not unlike a nouveau riche in a fluctuating market.”

Source : Daniel S. Greenberg (1999). “The Politics of Pure Science”, p.288, University of Chicago Press
“The alphabet was invented in Iraq, so it's a cool place.”

Source : "Baron Vaughn on getting stabbed and becoming Tom Servo". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. February 19, 2016.
“The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.”
“If youâ€™re in your life, chance. Viewed from the outside, like a book youâ€™re reading, itâ€™s fate all the way.”
“A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be.”

Source : Caitlín R. Kiernan's blog entry (greygirlbeast.livejournal.com), December 11, 2006.
“Digital photography and Photoshop have made it very easy for people to take pictures. It's a medium that allows a lot of mediocre stuff to get through.”

Source : "Edward Burtynsky's best shot". Interview with Leo Benedictus, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2008.
“Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.”
“It is not like the white Republican, the conservative, who clears it up for you and says, "I don't like you", to your face and then you know immediately he is an antagonist. Racism operates in a lot of ways, and so I live it every day.”

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