I realise I’m still a child, though I do feel older.
ADORA SVITAKIf I had my way, I’d end all wars and poverty.
More Adora Svitak Quotes
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Our words can have power that we don’t think we have in everyday life.
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Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
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Not just for me, but for everyone.
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It reeks of all-Americanness, tension, drama.
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I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, ‘Flying Fingers,’ debuted.
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But I think it’s very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.
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It is imperative to create opportunities for children so that we can grow up to blow you away.
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There are lots of different interpretations of the word ‘prodigy.’
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We’re used to the characteristics of social media – participation, connection, instant gratification.
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It has romance. Pretty dresses. Dancing. Limos. High school. Coming of age.
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But it doesn’t change the fact that we are chained to the beast. Voluntarily, of course.
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Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something.
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A lot of negative words adults call the young.
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So in that respect I could be called one, although I don’t think I’ll go off the rails.
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There’s no committee that says, ‘This is the type of person who can change the world – and you can’t.
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