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Grace said:
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This book had me hooked, right up until the end, when I was disappointed in the summarizing aspects of the narrative. It felt so much less passionate and real than Austen's other books do. Right up until the end, though, I really loved it.
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
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“Only the margin left to write on now. I love you, I love you, I love you.”
― I Capture the Castle
― I Capture the Castle
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
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