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I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building
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"I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves"

- Anna Quindlen

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Anna Quindlen's quote talks with the significance of understanding and also education and learning. She is revealing her need for her youngsters to be well-informed and to value publications as well as knowing. She is recommending that bookshelves are an icon of understanding and also wisdom, and that she would be most material if her children matured to value the value of books as well as reading. She is likewise recommending that decorating ought to not be focused on surface things, but rather on products that will improve the mind as well as heart. This quote talks with the value of instilling a love of finding out in youngsters, and of encouraging them to go after knowledge and understanding. It is a tip that expertise is power, and that bookshelves are a concrete depiction of that power.

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Anna Quindlen This quote is written / told by Anna Quindlen somewhere between July 8, 1952 and today. She was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 33 other quotes.

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