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Books by women, people of color, LGBTQ authors, differently abled people, and non-Americans are a great way of broadening horizons and building empathy.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Authors Books Building Color Differently Empathy Great Great Way Horizons People Way Women

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My parents did give me a lot of books - biographies of Marie Curie - and I did read them, because I was interested.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Because Biographies Books Did Give Give Me Interested Lot Marie Me Parents Read Them

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Buying new books supports the writer by providing both a royalty and an audience; a writer whose book sells well has a better chance of selling another.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Another Audience Better Better Chance Book Books Both Buying Chance New Providing Royalty Selling Sells Supports Well Whose Writer

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What's the best way to ensure a supply of good books in the future? Support up-and-coming writers now.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Best Best Way Books Ensure Future Good Now Supply Support Way Writers

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My parents used books as bribes: if I got straight A's on my report card, they would buy me one book. This was completely unnecessary, as I always got A's, and they bought me books all the time anyway, and we all knew it.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Always Anyway Book Books Bought Bribe Buy Card Got Knew Me One Book Parents Report Straight Time Unnecessary Used Would

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Before my son was even born, he already had two shelves of books.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Before Books Born Even Had He Shelves Son Two

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Short fiction and the novel, nonfiction and fiction, electronic texts and books - these are not opposites. One need not destroy the other to survive.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Books Destroy Electronic Fiction Need Nonfiction Novel Opposites Other Short Survive Texts To Survive

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Writing is like shouting into the world. So when someone shouts back, it's a really big deal. To have people who read hundreds and hundreds of books a year say, 'Hey, we thought this was really great,' that's a huge self-esteem boost.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: Back Big Big Deal Books Boost Deal Great Hey Huge Hundreds Like People Read Really Say Self-Esteem Shouting Someone Thought Who World Writing Year

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I confess I didn't read the 'Green Arrow' comics before coming to play Shado. The comic books are not as easily accessible in Hong Kong as they are in the States. I do enjoy superhero fiction, though.

~Celina Jade

Topics: Accessible Arrow Before Books Comic Comic Books Comics Coming Confess Easily Enjoy Fiction Green Hong Kong Kong Play Read States Superhero Though

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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Best Better Book Books Consist Drawing Education Goodness Humanity Our Out Own Real Should Students Than

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