I read them in the intervals between study and play with an ever-deepening sense of pleasure. I did not study nor analyze them — I did not know wheth… - Helen Keller

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Engraved portrait of Helen Keller, facing right

I read them in the intervals between study and play with an ever-deepening sense of pleasure. I did not study nor analyze them — I did not know whether they were well written or not; I never thought about style or authorship. They laid their treasures at my feet, and I accepted them as we accept the sunshine and the love of our friends.

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About Helen Keller

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American writer and social activist; an illness (possibly scarlet fever or meningitis) at the age of 19 months left her deaf and blind.

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Birth Name: Helen Adams Keller

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إن أكثر الاشياء جمالاً في هذا العالم لا يمكن أن ترى أو تلمس، فقط يمكننا الشعور بها في قلوبنا.

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