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> [“She took to reading with a fervor so extreme, Baba Joseph had to take the books from her hands by force. 'Your eyes are not tractors. They are not meant to pull heavy loads,' he said sternly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/she-took-to-reading-with-a-fervor-so-extreme-baba-joseph-had-to-take/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

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## More by Nancy Farmer

> [No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/no-one-can-tell-the-difference-between-a-clone-and-a-human-that-s/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [After all, what is suffering but an awareness of suffering?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/after-all-what-is-suffering-but-an-awareness-of-suffering/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“Do your zombies eat brains? Are they horrible and scary? They're only sad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/do-your-zombies-eat-brains-are-they-horrible-and-scary-they-re-only/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“I am one for whom dangers are play- things One who empties men of their strength as a nut from its shell The charms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/i-am-one-for-whom-dangers-are-play-things-one-who-empties-men-of/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“He's a scientist, and they know everything. Religion is crap.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/he-s-a-scientist-and-they-know-everything-religion-is-crap/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“The brain is shaped by the experiences of the body, and the body is shaped by the brain. Changing one part results in lethal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/the-brain-is-shaped-by-the-experiences-of-the-body-and-the-body-is/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [Heroes, well, they don't live so long. But they're muy suave, and we all admire them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/heroes-well-they-don-t-live-so-long-but-they-re-muy-suave-and-we-all/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“I think that people have an instinct for a family. You look until you find a mother, a father, a sister, a brother. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/i-think-that-people-have-an-instinct-for-a-family-you-look-until-you/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [The other girls in the village never felt restless. Nhamo was like a pot of boiling water. 'I want...I want...,' she whispered to herself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/the-other-girls-in-the-village-never-felt-restless-nhamo-was-like-a/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“Life and death are in constant battle. There is no way in this world for happiness to exist alone...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/life-and-death-are-in-constant-battle-there-is-no-way-in-this-world/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [Slow people are just paying close attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/slow-people-are-just-paying-close-attention/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“I am she who lifts the mountains When she goes to hunt, Who wears mamba for a headband And a lion for a belt.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/i-am-she-who-lifts-the-mountains-when-she-goes-to-hunt-who-wears/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“She took to reading with a fervor so extreme, Baba Joseph had to take the books from her hands by force. 'Your eyes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/she-took-to-reading-with-a-fervor-so-extreme-baba-joseph-had-to-take/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [“How much wickedness could you do in the service of good before it turned into pure evil?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/how-much-wickedness-could-you-do-in-the-service-of-good-before-it/)

[Nancy Farmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-farmer/)

> [A little extra forgiveness never hurts," said Matt, quoting one of Celia's favorite sayings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-farmer/a-little-extra-forgiveness-never-hurts-said-matt-quoting-one-of-celia/)

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