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Providence

by Anita Brookner

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Granny Takes a Trip: High Fashion and High Times at the Wildest Rock 'n' Roll Boutique

by Paul Gorman (Goodreads Author)

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Oct 16, 2025 12:15AM

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Communion: The Female Search for Love (Love Song to the Nation, #2)

by bell hooks

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“We were impressed by the way The Boys generally got up when we came into the room, unless they were really overwhelmed by work or telephone calls. 'Is that American or is it homosexual?' Abigail wondered. Anyway, I said, I felt we should tell them there was no need.”
― Muriel Spark, A Far Cry from Kensington

tags: british-literature

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“Being traumatized means continuing to organize your life as if the trauma were still going on—unchanged and immutable—as every new encounter or event is contaminated by the past.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

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“Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.”
― Graham Greene

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“Don't ask me anything about the future,” he said miserably. “I don't know anything. Be with me now, will you, no matter what it is?” And she took him in her arms.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers

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