Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thin…

John Steinbeck
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Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don't believe that, watch an illiterate adult try to do it. ✨ John Steinbeck (2003). America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction, p.123, Penguin
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Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don't believe that, watch an illiterate adult try to do it. ✨ John Steinbeck (2003). America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction, p.123, Penguin

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