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Madara
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read in February 2014
Madara said:
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After finishing this book I read that this was first intended as simple historical romance and turned into time-travel one just because Claire declared herself as a modern-speaking heroine. And it really read like that. Which is the major flaw of thi
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"Oh, the talk/explanation and later Clair's experience of Perpetual Adoration was a balm to my soul! Made me realise how I miss it...
Pity I did not stop then and continued reading. Do the reader really had to know all the details of Jamie's torture? Not me." — Feb 09, 2014 12:50PM
"Oh, the talk/explanation and later Clair's experience of Perpetual Adoration was a balm to my soul! Made me realise how I miss it...
Pity I did not stop then and continued reading. Do the reader really had to know all the details of Jamie's torture? Not me." — Feb 09, 2014 12:50PM
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Human intelligence and curiosity, our persistence and resilience, our capacity for long-term planning, and our ability to collaborate have led the human race here.
“You know, mistress, that I love you, and shall love you always. I only mention this to bring to your mind that at any rate I would wish to do you no harm: beyond that I put it aside. I have lost in the race for money and good things, and I am not such a fool as to pretend to 'ee now I am poor, and you have got altogether above me. But Bathsheba, dear mistress, this I beg you to consider -- that, both to keep yourself well honoured among the workfolk, and in common generosity to an honourable man who loves you as well as I, you should be more discreet in your bearing towards this soldier.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“I knew you wouldn’t believe it. Just because you have a heart filled with the dust of a thousand library stacks does not mean everybody does.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
“You’ll never be able to find yourself if you’re lost in someone else.”
― November 9
― November 9
“I was merely going to point out the coffee," I said. Bambleby was allergic to serious conversation - or indeed, any work at all - that took place before breakfast.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
“Come down to the tavern," he said after dark had fallen.
"No, thank you," I said, glancing up from the dryadology journal I was jotting notes from - I was working on the bibliography for my encyclopedia. "I'd like an early night."
"You don't have to stay long. You'd rather sit here with your nose in a book?"
"Vastly," I said, and he shook his head at me, not in disgust but utter bemusement.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
"No, thank you," I said, glancing up from the dryadology journal I was jotting notes from - I was working on the bibliography for my encyclopedia. "I'd like an early night."
"You don't have to stay long. You'd rather sit here with your nose in a book?"
"Vastly," I said, and he shook his head at me, not in disgust but utter bemusement.”
― Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
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