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“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Mistrust all enterprises that require new clothes.”
― A Room with a View
― A Room with a View
“Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.”
― A Room With A View
― A Room With A View
“Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.”
― Aspects of the Novel
― Aspects of the Novel
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