Robyn Blaber

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Robyn’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (11)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (892)
american-literature‎ (310)
science-fiction‎ (260)
british-literature‎ (182)
top-100‎ (100)
fantasy‎ (88)
philosophy‎ (58)

non-fiction‎ (56)
history‎ (35)
french-literature‎ (27)
canadian-literature‎ (20)
german-literature‎ (20)
drama‎ (19)
greek-classics‎ (19)
irish-literature‎ (15)
russian-literature‎ (14)

japanese-literature‎ (12)
roman-classics‎ (11)
poetry‎ (10)
religion‎ (10)
scottish-literature‎ (10)
italian-literature‎ (8)
chinese-literature‎ (6)
african-literature‎ (5)
polish-literature‎ (4)

indian-literature‎ (2)
language-learning‎ (2)
spanish-literature‎ (2)
world-literature‎ (2)
columbian-literature‎ (1)
mexican-literature‎ (1)

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Robyn’s Quotes

“The denigration of those we love always detaches us from them in some degree. Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers.”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

tags: detachment, idolatry, idols, love-disappointment

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“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.”
― Audre Lorde

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“Even if I'm following the path my parents set, I need to take my own dreams and beliefs with me.”
― Natsumi Ando, Kitchen Princess, Vol. 05

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“In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.”
― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress

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