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"Looks like we might be in for another tangent, and it's almost 1.30am, so I'm stopping here for the night." — Jun 03, 2026 08:27AM
"Looks like we might be in for another tangent, and it's almost 1.30am, so I'm stopping here for the night." — Jun 03, 2026 08:27AM
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"This is Forster's last chance to impress me. I genuinely want to love his work, but I didn't like A Room With a View much, and DNF-ed Maurice." — Feb 08, 2026 04:04AM
"This is Forster's last chance to impress me. I genuinely want to love his work, but I didn't like A Room With a View much, and DNF-ed Maurice." — Feb 08, 2026 04:04AM
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
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“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”
― A Room of One’s Own
― A Room of One’s Own
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