Quote by Angela Carter
Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a

Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms. – Angela Carter

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That is what Im looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world. – Angela Carter

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Climb the ladder of dead mistakes to your goal. – Terri Guillemets

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If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldnt see my young son and I couldnt see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience. – Imran Khan

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