"It's time to admit that public education operates like a planned economy, a bureaucratic system in which everybody's role is spelled out in advance and there are few incentives for innovation and productivity. It's no surprise that our school system doesn't improve: It more resembles the communist economy than our own market economy."

-- Albert Shanker

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“It is easier to add to a great reputation than to get it.”
“Book critics certainly are judges who wield a tremendous amount of power in terms of whether or not a book will reach a wider audience. That's one of the reasons why I try to give coverage to books written by Latinx writers; too many worthwhile works of literature do not get the kind of coverage they deserve, and I've certainly seen that with respect to books written by writers of color. But there are some wonderful, diverse writers out there who mentor and otherwise support those voices that often have been ignored by much of the mainstream press.”
“What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate.”
“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
“I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse.”
“Hard, you know what I'm thinking, took the panties off and the ***** wasn't stinking.”
“There are moments of clarity daily. They open me up with a breath and keep me calm. They feed me the answers. And they hold me lovingly. They are gospelstiches. My childish ***** has got to let them heal. This feud Iâ€™m having with myself isnâ€™t even original. But it is thick and rooted. Hereâ€™s to today, slowing down, suspending judgment, and breast strokes through chaos.”
“I stared out the window the whole way, because it was raining, which is how I like the city best. It looks like it's been polished up. All the streets shine and lights from everywhere reflect off the black. It's like the whole place has been dipped in sugar syrup. Like the city is some kind of big candy apple.”

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