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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Oprah: Harper Lee's masterpiece—my favorite novel of all time—traces one lawyer's effort to defend a wrongly accused black man without sacrificing the innocence of his children. |
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is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one
human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid
man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Oprah: Zora Neale Hurston's classic is my favorite love story of all time. Janie Mae Crawford spends almost two decades with abusive dominating men but eventually finds true love with Tea Cake. In the time they have together, he teaches her to open her heart to the world. |
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| Favorite
quote: "Everytime Ah see uh patch
uh roses uh somethin' over sportin' they selves makin' out they pretty,
Ah tell 'em 'Ah want yuh tuh see mah Janie sometime.' You must let the flowers
see yuh sometime, heah Janie?" |
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The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav Oprah: Gary Zukav believes that your intentions determine your actions and their consequences. Now I don't do anything without being clear about my intentions. |
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| Favorite quote: "Every action, thought and feeling is motivated by an intention, and that intention is a cause that exists as one with an effect. … In this most profound way, we are held responsible for every action, thought and feeling, which is to say, for our every intention. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion edited by Diane K. Osborne Oprah: Mythologist Joseph Campbell pulls together threads from various religions and cultures to find a blueprint of how we can find a true sense of self. |
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| Favorite quote: "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Oprah: Maya Angelou's autobiography was the first book I ever read that made me feel my life as a colored girl growing up in Mississippi deserved validation. I loved it from the opening lines [below]. Favorite quote: "'What you looking at me for? I didn't come to stay.' … Whether I could remember the rest of the poem or not was immaterial. The truth of the statement was like a wadded-up handkerchief, sopping wet in my fists, and the sooner they accepted it, the quicker I could let my hands open and the air would cool my palms." |
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Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth Oprah: This book changed my perspective on life and religion. Eric Butterworth teaches that God isn't "up there." He exists inside each one of us, and it's up to us to seek the divine within. |
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| Favorite quote: "But the greatest mistake is in believing that we are 'only human… ' We are human in expression but diving in creation and limitless in potentiality." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson Oprah: This book helped me realize that there are only two emotions, love and fear. In every relationship, you're always moving toward one or the other. |
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The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Oprah: Toni Morrison's brilliant novel tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl who wants to be someone other than herself so much that it drives her crazy. Favorite quote: "It had occurred to Pecola some time ago that I…those eyes of hers were different, that is to say, beautiful, she herself would be different…If she looked different, beautiful, maybe Cholly would be different, and Mrs. Breedlove too. Maybe they'd say, 'Why, look at pretty-eyed Pecola. We mustn't do bad things in front of those pretty eyes.'"
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