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“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.” — Philip Pullman. “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway. Let us inspire you .
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“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.” — Philip Pullman
‘It was love at first sight’ Catch 22
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein
“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” — Joyce Carol Oates
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. Walt Disney
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." Victor Hugo, Les miserables
"The ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive." — The Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1964
"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Superb reads for teenagers and beyond
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass
An extensive list of books can be found on the Booktrust website at: www.booktrust.co.uk This list will appear on www.maep.org.uk
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