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Neil Gaiman - A book is a dream that you hold in your hand · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm a host Anna McGivern for November 1st.
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  Today is National Author's Day, a celebration honoring writers
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  who create those stories, ideas and knowledge that enrich our
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  lives. First proposed in 1928 by Nellie
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  Byrne Burton McPherson, president of the Bement Illinois
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  Women's Club, This Day was officially recognized by the
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  United States Department of Commerce in 1949.
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  McPherson, a teacher and passionate reader, was inspired
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  while recovering in a hospital during World War One.
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  After reading Irving Bachelor's work, she wrote him a fan
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  letter. When he graciously responded
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  with an autographed copy of another story, she realized that
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  she could never adequately thank him for the gift his writing had
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  given her. So she created National Authors
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  Day as a way to encourage readers everywhere to express
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  appreciation to the authors whose words have moved them the
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  most. What makes this day special is
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  its timing. November 1st also marks the
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  beginning of National Novel Writing Month.
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  Nano wri MO making it a celebration of both published
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  authors and aspiring writers embarking on their own creative
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  journeys. And that brings us to today's
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  quote from writer Neil Gaiman, who once said a book is a dream
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  that you can hold in your hand. Damon's beautiful observation
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  captures why National Authors Day matters.
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  Authors don't just write books. They create dreams, package them
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  in pages, and hand them to us. Every novel, memoir, or
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  collection of poetry represents someone's imagination made
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  tangible, their inner world given form.
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  Think about what this means when you hold a book.
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  You're holding someone's months or years of creative energy,
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  their struggles with language, their late nights questioning
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  every word you're holding, their fears, hopes, questions, and
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  answers. Authors take the most private
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  part of themselves, their dreams and imagination, and make them
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  public, vulnerable, shareable. Damon understood that this act
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  of creation and sharing is both terrifying and generous.
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  Authors have no control over how their dreams will be received
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  once they leave their hands. Yet they share them anyway,
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  trusting that somewhere, someone will hold that dream in.
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  Let it change them. National Authors Day asks us to
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  honor that courage and generosity.
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  As you head into your Saturday, Celebrate National Authors Day
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  by honoring the authors whose dreams have enriched your life.
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  Write a note to a favorite author thanking them for their
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  work. Leave a positive review for a
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  book that moved you. Buy a book from an independent
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  author. Share a favorite passage on
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  social media with hashtag National Authors Day.
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  If you're a writer yourself, use this day as encouragement.
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  Your dreams matter. Your stories deserve to be told.
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  November 1st marks the perfect time to start.
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  Nanowrimo begins today. Remember Guymon's wisdom, every
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  book is someone's dream made real.
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  Honor the dreamers and maybe become one yourself.
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  That's it for today. Thanks for listening.
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  I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.