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“Who cares for his causes of complaint? Are you to break your heart to set his mind at ease? No man under heaven deserves these sacrifices from us women. Men! They are the enemies of our innocence and our peace - they drag us away from our parents' love and our sisters' friendship - they take us body and soul to themselves, and fasten our helpless lives to theirs as they chain up a dog to his kennel. And what does the best of them give us in return?”
― The Woman in White
― The Woman in White
“Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.”
― Not My Father's Son
― Not My Father's Son
“It is very hard for a man, however modest, to grasp the possibility that a woman who has once loved him may love him no longer...”
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“Painting is mute poetry, and poetry is blind painting”
― Thoughts on Art and Life
― Thoughts on Art and Life
“Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes,' otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.”
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Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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