"The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life."

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Source : Bruno Bettelheim (1976). “The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales”, Vintage

Bruno Bettelheim

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“I wish all mankind had one neck so I could choke it!”
“Desire backed by faith knows no such word as impossible.”

Source : Napoleon Hill, Wallace D. Wattles (2012). “Get Rich Collection”, p.33, Penguin
“Michael O'Sullivan was my great friend. But I don't ever remember telling him that. The words that are spoken at a funeral are spoken too late for the man who is dead.”

Source : "Fictional character: Jackie O'Shea". "Waking Ned", 1998.
“Even I would find a book about my life pretty dull.”
“If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it.”

Source : "Paranoia & Power: Fear & Fame of Entertainment Icons" by Gene N. Landrum, Morgan James Publishing, (p. 225), November 1, 2007.
“Life is a test. It is only a test--meaning that's all it is. Nothing more, but nothing less. It is a test of our convictions and priorities, our faith and faithfulness, our patience and resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires. It is a test to determine if we want to be part of the kingdom of God more than we want anything else.”
“Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage.”

Source : Interview with Sarah van Gelder, www.yesmagazine.org. March 31, 2001.
“Race is still the No. 1 determinant in every election.”

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