February 2012
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January 2012
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“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be...”
– Albert Einstein
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December 2011
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Lemony Snicket: When someone is a little bit wrong — say, when a waiter puts nonfat milk in your espresso macchiato, instead of lowfat milk — it is often quite easy to explain to them how and why they are wrong. But if someone is surpassingly wrong — say, when a waiter bites your nose instead of taking your order—you can often be so surprised that you are unable to say anything at all....
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“If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is...”
– ― Kate DiCamillo
November 2011
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“My favorite six letter word is always because it promises so much. My favorite five letter word is never because it insists on contradicting the promise. My favorite four letter word is once because it says it happened then. My favorite three letter word is yes because I’m just now learning to say it to my heart. My favorite two letter word is if because it makes all things...
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D.E.A.R.
My favorite time of day every day is 12:45pm. My students and I drop everything and read silently (DEAR time).
I know we’re busy, but I think everyone should give themselves DEAR time every day. It’s so refreshing.
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“Never trust an ugly woman”
– Richard Peck
“I don’t use Facebook because that’s where all my ex girlfriends live”
– Dan Benjamin
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October 2011
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“One has not only an ability to perceive the world, but an ability to alter...”
– Tom Robbins
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“We traveled for two weeks with a pickled hippo”
– Sara Gruen
