Harold Evans Quotes

We're all told that people are busy, and have short attention spans, and yet these stories are so marvelous, and really ought to be read.

Harold Evans

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• I think kids in every minority need to see people like themselves in books; that's an acknowledgment of their existence on this planet and in this society.

  

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• We're all told that people are busy, and have short attention spans, and yet these stories are so marvelous, and really ought to be read.

  

  Harold Evans
  • People
  • Attention
  • Busy