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“But how can a man who has once strayed into Heaven ever hope to make terms with the earth! What passes for happiness with most people seemed contemptible to me. And when I tried, deliberately and sincerely, to live like the rest of them, I stored up enough remorse to last me a very long time.”
― Le Grand Meaulnes
― Le Grand Meaulnes
“And I tell you, pleasure and pain have nothing to do with heaven and hell.”
― The Island of Dr. Moreau
― The Island of Dr. Moreau
“This is reality, this is pure fact - this forest, this moss, your hand, the ladybird on my leg, this cannot be taken away, can it? (it will, it was). This has all come together here, no matter how the paths twisted, and fooled each other, and got fouled up, they inevitably met here!”
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
― Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
“I have this desire in my gut to be liked by everybody. That always happens when nobody likes you.”
― The Artificial Silk Girl
― The Artificial Silk Girl
“It's very sinful, but when I'm with you, I don't need God.”
― Hard to Be a God
― Hard to Be a God
Zola Readalong | April 2021
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Join me in reading Émile Zola's 'Au Bonheur des Dames' (The Ladies' Delight/The Ladies' Paradise) throughout the month of April! Reading schedule: ...more
#Ancientsathon 2021!
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Throughout the month of June, Tori from Hufflepuff Discovery and I will be running #Ancientsathon, a readathon all about reading classics written prio ...more
#ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge
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In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
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