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“I am not proud, but I am happy; and happiness blinds, I think, more than pride.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods: time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Healthcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being.”
― Wuthering Heights
― Wuthering Heights
“If I had to fall from Cassiel's grace, at least I know it took a courtesan worthy of Kings to do it.”
― Kushiel's Dart
― Kushiel's Dart
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Mariva’s 2025 Year in Books
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