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" I think we're doing a dreadful job of educating. "

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" There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. "

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" We've got to dumb America up again. "

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" Love is easy, and I love writing. You can't resist love. You get an idea, someone says something, and you're in love. "

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" Everything is my demon muse. I have a muse which whispers in my ear and says, 'Do this, do that,' but it's my demon who provokes me. "

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" Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it. "

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