“The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.”

— Laura Bush

As quoted in Bringing Out the Best in Everyone You Coach : Use the Enneagram System for Exceptional Results (2009) by Ginger Lapid-Bogda, p. 123

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