dabbler extraordinaire, joyful girl, bibliophile, morning person

10th June 2011

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Sherman Alexie, I love you so.

“Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for  entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments  and pop culture fads.
And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and  lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often-terrible  world. They read because they believe, despite the callow protestations  of certain adults, that books-especially the dark and dangerous  ones-will save them.”

Sherman Alexie, I love you so.

“Teenagers read millions of books every year. They read for entertainment and for education. They read because of school assignments and pop culture fads.

And there are millions of teens who read because they are sad and lonely and enraged. They read because they live in an often-terrible world. They read because they believe, despite the callow protestations of certain adults, that books-especially the dark and dangerous ones-will save them.”