“The highest branch of solitary amusement is reading; but even in the choice of books the fancy is first employed; for in reading, the heart is touched, til) its feelings are examined by the understanding, and the ripenings of reason regulate the imagination”
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“The girl [Medea] was not just skilful and clever but was also devout: she spent her days in service to Hecate.”
― No Friend to This House
― No Friend to This House
“You’ll need this wound to clear out the mist. You see, that
way you will never forget this story. At moments like these,
when life hurts more than usual, you’ll know that light will
come from the pain.”
― The Infamous Rosalie
way you will never forget this story. At moments like these,
when life hurts more than usual, you’ll know that light will
come from the pain.”
― The Infamous Rosalie
“Because of the slave trade you lose your mother, if you know your history, you know where you come from.” To lose your mother was to be denied your kin, country, and identity. To lose your mother was to forget your past.”
― Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
― Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
“What kind of woman, the Colchians would ask, ends her life over love for a stranger? ... would they conclude that I had been cursed by a goddess, or would they just pour contempt over my cooling corpse?”
― No Friend to This House
― No Friend to This House
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