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I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not move quickly enough.
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
― Pride And Prejudice
― Pride And Prejudice
“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Esmeralda’s 2025 Year in Books
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