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“And this is all that has happened. It does not seem very much. I was happy when I was a child, and I married the wrong person, and someone I loved dearly was killed in the war...and that is all. And all those things must be true of thousands of people.”
― The Happy Tree
― The Happy Tree
“And even then, even at that moment, I did not have the courage to ask him where he lived, or to ask him what his phone number was, for it would have seemed an intrusion, an assumption that I had a right to know, that a future existed where it would be of use to know. I see, oh yes I see that my diffidence, my desire not to offend looks like enough to coldness, looks like enough to indifference, and perhaps I mean it to, but this is not what it feels like in my head. But I cannot get out and say, Where do you live, give me your number, ring me, can I ring you? In case I am not wanted. In case I am tedious. So I let him go, without a word about any other meeting, though he was the one thing I wanted to keep...”
― The Millstone
― The Millstone
“Actually he never expected much of people, and so he wasn’t upset if they turned out to be shysters or chiselers or crooks. But a few people he trusted absolutely. It was when they betrayed him that he turned to rock.”
― Angle of Repose
― Angle of Repose
“She will burn bright until she goes out; she will go on standing on tiptoe until she falls.”
― Crossing to Safety
― Crossing to Safety
“But this general business of trusting people, I don’t know. I doubt if I can change. I believe in trusting people, do you see? At least till they prove they can’t be trusted. What kind of life is it when you can’t?”
― Angle of Repose
― Angle of Repose
Virago Modern Classics
— 410 members
— last activity May 25, 2026 01:08AM
But once a woman stole the initiative, plundered the perquisites and took the lead, what happened to the globe? The fabric cracked [Daphne du Maurier] ...more
Persephone Books
— 1436 members
— last activity May 28, 2026 11:34AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more
Seven Sisters Book Club
— 217 members
— last activity Jun 07, 2020 10:26AM
A group for reading, sharing, discussing, and celebrating books written by alumnae of Mt. Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Wellesley, Barnard, and Smith . . . and ...more
BLOCK71 Reading Club
— 8 members
— last activity Jun 20, 2017 06:43AM
Curation of books recommended read suggested by our BLOCK71 community
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