"The symbiotic relationship between reading and writing is a cornerstone of our individual intellectual journey and our educational system. We write as an act of self-expression. We read because language renders unto us the vitality of real and imagined experience."

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Source : Marita Golden (2011). “The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing”, p.5, Broadway Books

Marita Golden

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“Many ALS patients end up fading away quietly and dying. For me, this was not OK. I did not want to fade away quietly.”
“Even from when Lionel Messi was very young I could see that he was a great player. A lot of people spoke about him, and then when I saw him myself for the first time I could see the amazing quality that he had. I didn't teach him anything - he had enough quality himself.”

Source : Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk
“What I'd like is to turn out like Jessica Simpson, with her whole brand”
“And your typical TV series, you've got your police station, your apartment, the hospital, the starship, or whatever it is, and you're constantly going back to those sets and shooting, which saves you a lot of money and time. You can do that faster because you become really familiar with it and you become really good at it.”
“I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.”
“Authoritative interpretations of the First Amendment guarantees have consistently refused to recognize an exception for any test of truth whether administered by judges, juries, or administrative officials and especially one that puts the burden of proving truth on the speaker.”
“Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.”

Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius, Book IV, 50,
“I played the young Reese Witherspoon in 'Sweet Home Alabama' when I was 7, and the boy who played the young Josh Lucas was 10.”

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