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"The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick" Quotes
"The Personal Librarian" tells the story of Belle da Costa Greene, a Black woman passing as white who becomes the influential librarian to J.P. Morgan, navigating the complexities of race and gender in early 20th-century America.
biographical | Published in 2022
Quotes
You must learn not to be afraid of not knowing.
I wear my color like a badge, a signal to those who know.
In a world that wants to silence us, we must speak even louder.
The library is a place where time stops, and stories begin.
Books have always been my sanctuary, a refuge from the storm.
Every book is a door to another universe.
Silence can be as powerful as a scream.
The past is a shadow that follows us, no matter how fast we run.
In every story, there lies a truth waiting to be uncovered.
To understand the future, one must first understand the past.