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“Of course, to be a mother and a housewife is a vocation of a very high kind. But I simply felt that it was not the whole of my vocation. I knew that I also wanted a career. A phrase that Irene Ward, MP for Tynemouth, and I often used was that ‘while the home must always be the centre of one’s life, it should not be the boundary of one’s ambitions’.”
― The Path to Power
― The Path to Power
“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.”
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“Chasing a man is not winning. The only thing you win is the loss of your dignity. Confidence is knowing your value, instead of expecting a man’s love to provide you with value.”
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“Distance sometimes lets you know who is worth keeping, and who is worth letting go.”
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“When relationships fail it is usually because someone chooses not to show up for the battle.”
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Nora’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Nora’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
327 books
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302 friends
1 book
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26 friends
15 books
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25 friends
0 books
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1 friend
20 books
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44 friends
1 book
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22 friends
39 books
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64 friends
2 books
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29 friends
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