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For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.

By Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott is an American teacher, speaker, and author of numerous novels and nonfiction books. Her writings and teachings cover subjects such as faith, Christianity, and sobriety.

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Luisah Teish: Indigenous Voices

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Writing Down The Bones: 30 Years Later

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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

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Give Yourself Permission to Be Creative | Ethan Hawke

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