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Barricades Quote by Libba Bray

“Books are, at their heart, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Because they…” quote by Libba Bray — Download Open image

“Books are, at their heart, dangerous. Yes, dangerous. Because they challenge us: our prejudices, our blind spots. They open us to new ideas, new ways of seeing. They make us hurt in all the right ways. They can push down the barricades of ‘them’ & widen the circle of ‘us.”

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