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RQ #19

It is a good thing for an educated man to read books of quotations.

Winston Churchill

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I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best way to say what needs to be said. I teach them to my students. I have a collection of [quotes] for class discussion and writing assignments.

Marva Collins

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I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things.

Dorothy Parker

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If you were to be quoted in the future, what would your statement be?

Make Me Cry

Look what those kids did.

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On Friday my daughter came home with a stack of thank you cards from her class. There were colorful designs and clear pictures (lots of spring flowers!), often of writing tools or books. Several mentioned haiku poetry, most mentioned their notebooks.

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There was an "I like writing stories." And "I love writing."

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Every one of them signed either "love," or "your friend." One said, "I hope we get to see you again." Of course, this from the boy I'd pegged as the most interested in what I had to say. A budding writer!

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I am so, so touched. I cried. This is how I felt, reading their notes:

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Thank you, kids. Thank you.