Jane Wilkinson

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Jane’s Notes & Highlights

Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle

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Nature, like the Sphinx, is of womanly celestial loveliness and tenderness; the face and bosom of a goddess, but ending in claws and the body of a lioness. There is in her a celestial beauty,— which means celestial order, pliancy to wisdom; ...more

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Jane’s Quotes

“The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.”
― T.H. White, The Once and Future King

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“This is your life. Do what you want and do it often.
If you don't like something, change it.
If you don't like your job, quit.
If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
Stop over-analysing, life is simple.
All emotions are beautiful.
When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
Life is simple.
Open your heart, mind and arms to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
Ask the next person you see what their passion is and share your inspiring dream with them.
Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
Life is short, live your dream and wear your passion.”
― Holstee Manifesto, The Wedding Day

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“comfortable. It should always be questioned, it should always be held to account. False idols are the most dangerous gift history can give you. If we choose to ignore or sanitise the actions of those who founded our societies, who changed them and, in the long run, made them a better, fairer place to live, we choose a life of ignorance and lies. Heroes can be corrupted, leaders can make terrible choices, but each moment, each action–whether questionable or justified–has led us to where we are today.”
― Fern Riddell, Death in Ten Minutes: The forgotten life of radical suffragette Kitty Marion

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