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“I am of certain convinced that the greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.”
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“I attribute my success to this:—I never gave or took an excuse.”
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“Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.”
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“You ask me why I do not write something.... I think one's feelings waste themselves in words, they ought all to be distilled into actions and into actions which bring results.”
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“A woman cannot live in the light of intellect. Society forbids it. Those conventional frivolities, which are called her 'duties', forbid it. Her 'domestic duties', high-sounding words, which, for the most part, are but bad habits (which she has not the courage to enfranchise herself from, the strength to break through), forbid it.”
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Smitha’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Smitha’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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