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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
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“After all, my erstwhile dear,
My no longer cherished,
Need we say it was not love,
Just because it perished?”
― Collected Poems
My no longer cherished,
Need we say it was not love,
Just because it perished?”
― Collected Poems
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”
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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
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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
Katherine’s 2025 Year in Books
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