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Happy Sunday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don’t you agree? Christopher Paolini November 17, 1983: Happy 30th birthday, Christopher...

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A word after a word after a word is power. Margaret Atwood November 18, 1939: Happy 74th birthday, Margaret Atwood! The Canadian novelist, poet, and cultural critic is the author of the hugely...

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Happy Tuesday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky. Sharon Olds November 19, 1942: Happy 71st birthday, Sharon Olds! The poet was awarded this year’s Pulitzer Prize for her raw,...

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Happy Thursday everyone! Here’s a quote of the day…

What a pity every child couldn’t learn to read under a willow tree… Elizabeth George Speare November 21, 1908: American children’s book writer Elizabeth George Speare was born in Massachusetts, 105...

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Happy Saturday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them. Ishmael Beah November 23, 1980: Happy 33rd birthday, Ishmael Beah! His memoir,...

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What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within the span of his little life by him who interests his heart in everything. Laurence Sterne November 24, 1713: Irish writer Laurence Sterne penned...

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It’s the start of a new week! Hope you have a good Monday, here’s your quote...

Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man. Leonard Woolf November 25, 1880: Though he was an influential literary figure in his own right and part of the famed...

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Happy Wednesday! Here’s your quote of the day…

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t. Bill Nye November 27, 1955: Happy 58th birthday, Bill Nye! Best known for his PBS show, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye has also been a working...

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Quote of the day!

Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It’s splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world. L.M. Montgomery November 30, 1874: Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery’s most...

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Happy Monday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial. George Saunders December 2, 1958: Happy 55th birthday, George Saunders! As a...

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Enjoy today! Here’s your quote of the day…

I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. Rainer Maria Rilke December 4, 1875: Poet Rainer Maria Rilke may be best known for his Letters to a Young Poet, published after his...

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One day in the country Is worth a month in town Christina Rossetti December 5, 1830: Pre-Raphaelite poet Christina Rossetti enjoyed literary success in her lifetime—she was seen as a successor to...

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Happy Tuesday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Nothing on earth can make up for the loss of one who has loved you. Selma Lagerlöf December 10, 1909: Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, 104...

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Happy Thursday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work. Gustave Flaubert December 12, 1821: French writer Gustave Flaubert was dedicated to his work—and required...

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Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Here’s your quote of the day…

Darkness is drawn to light, but light does not know it; light must absorb the darkness and therefore meet its own extinguishment. Edna O’Brien December 15, 1930: Happy 83rd birthday, Edna O’Brien!...

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Happy Thursday everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Be glad. Be good. Be brave. Eleanor H. Porter December 19, 1868: The title character of Eleanor Hodgman Porter’s novel, Pollyanna, has become shorthand for someone who is relentlessly optimistic.

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TGIF! Here’s your quote of the day…

Tell me a story of deep delight. Robert Penn Warren December 20, 1985: Ronald Reagan signed legislation that created title of Poet Laureate, 28 years ago today. The first appointee was Robert Penn...

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Crooked cards and straight whiskey, Slow horses and fast women. Kenneth Rexroth December 22, 1905: Kenneth Rexroth was enamored of Asian poetic forms like haiku, but what he loved most was love...

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It’s a start to another week! Here’s your quote of the day…

No one expected me. Everything awaited me. Patti Smith December 30, 1946: Happy 67th birthday, Patti Smith! The punk progenitor’s work is a triumph of both style and substance. After a long career as...

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Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! Here’s your quote of the day…

Of all sound of all bells… most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year. Charles Lamb It’s time to bid farewell to 2013! What are you looking forward to in 2014?

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