Caroline Starr Rose

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The more I read, the more I understand that there is no shame in reading things considered unimportant or unsophisticated. The shame is in lacking the ability to see that mind-expanding, heart-wrenching, world-changing thoughts and images can be found in all kinds of books, by all kinds of people in all kinds of forms, and found in all kinds of places.
— Emily Maguire

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  1. Joanne R. Fritz says

    March 5, 2019 at 4:46 pm

    What a lovely thought! I hadn’t heard of Emily Maguire and had to look her up. Of course, I mostly read kids’ books, but I’m always happy to find a new (to me) author, and an Australian one to boot! I have a good friend (a fellow brain aneurysm survivor) who’s Australian. Thanks for opening my eyes.

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  2. Caroline says

    March 5, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    It’s a generous thought, isn’t it? I wasn’t familiar with Emily Maguire, either. This is a line that came from a recent speech she gave. I might have found it on Lit Hub, though I don’t honestly remember!

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