Quote by Jonathan Kozol
At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace,

At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well, if it was painful to read, it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that book. – Jonathan Kozol

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