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“She wondered if literature might lose some of its interest when she reached an age or state of mind where her life was set on such a sure course that the things she read might stop seeming so powerfully like alternate directions for her being.”
― Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain

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“We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won't do harm - yes, choose a place where you won't do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.”
― E.M. Forster, A Room with a View

tags: darkness, life, light

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“…because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

tags: genius, little-women, louisa-may-alcott, talent

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“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
― Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd

tags: women

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“I want to do something splendid...something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it and mean to astonish you all someday.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Historical Romance — 7293 members — last activity Mar 07, 2026 02:42PM
A group for people who enjoy reading and discussing adult historical romance books. This group is not for regular fiction, historical fiction, non ...more

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Historical Romance Book Club — 2108 members — last activity 1 hour, 58 min ago
Dear friends of the Ton, welcome to the Historical Romance Book Club, formerly known as (the Book Club)! The purpose of the group is to hold fortnight ...more