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The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 26, 2026 09:22AM

“We don't like to admit it, but the idea of losing control is one that fascinates controlled people such as ourselves more than almost anything. All truly civilized people – the ancients no less than us – have civilized themselves through the wilful repression of the old, animal self.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

tags: control, self

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“How quickly he fell; how soon it was over.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

tags: death, regret, surprise

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“I suppose there is a certain crucial interval in everyone’s life when character is fixed forever;”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

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“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

tags: francis-abernathy, the-secret-history

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“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

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