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“When
I am king, they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out
of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.”
—Mark Twain (1835-1910), writer of books and newspaper articles, in “The Prince and the Pauper,” 1881.
• Editorial Comment: I had to put my book down, he confessed. My brain was full.
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“I
don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If
you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a
little.” —Tom Stoppard
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