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i truly believe Pride and Prejudice is the greatest novel ever written in the English language. no words can do justice to its extreme intelligence and brilliance. i’ve never read anything that could be called its equal for mastery, besides, perhaps, ...more "
“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”
― Why I Write
― Why I Write
“Writing, real writing, should leave a small sweet bruise somewhere on the writer . . . and on the reader.”
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“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?”
― Politics and the English Language
― Politics and the English Language
Dawn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dawn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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14 friends
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625 books
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Favorite Genres
Fantasy, Fiction, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Self help, and Spirituality
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