"Books were my pass to personal freedom...." - Quote by Oprah Winfrey
Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
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“When I was going through menopause, I didn't sleep. I didn't sleep for two years and ended up blowing out my thyroid, and I became nonfunctional. It's difficult to remain fully present if I'm not getting enough sleep, so I work at getting enough.”
“Make yourself a priority. Fill yourself up so that you can give more to others.”
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“You and I will always be friends." "Yet you poisoned me with a book once. I should not forgive that.”
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“A new book is like a friend that I have yet to meet”
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“Reading put perspective to any challenge I was facing and made me see that extraordinary people usually had extraordinary pain, difficulties or injustices. That's part of why they have the drive and hunger to do good in the world, to make something happen.”
“Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author. He's picked out a favorite place to feed his body, but he doesn't have a favorite place to feed his mind!”
“Read much, but not too many books.”