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Keeping children on short rations, especially girls, is a theme that runs throughout Victorian child-rearing practice. The self-control and self-denial induced by hunger were thought to teach enduring habits of self-sacrifice and to aid in
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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!”
― The Merchant of Venice
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart.
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!”
― The Merchant of Venice
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
― Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
Katherine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katherine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,586 books
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7 friends
1,956 books
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69 friends
3,306 books
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36 friends
837 books
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253 friends
219 books
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125 friends
880 books
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47 friends
187 books
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74 friends
353 books
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95 friends
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Favorite Genres
Classics, Crime, History, Horror, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Religion, Science, Spirituality, and Thriller
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