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“To her mind the Senate was a place where people went to recite speeches, and she naively assumed that the speeches were useful and had a purpose, but as they did not interest her she never went again. This is a very common conception of Congress; many Congressmen share it.”
― Democracy, an American novel
― Democracy, an American novel
“Women should have free access to every field of labor which they care to enter, and when their work is as valuable as that of a man it should be paid as highly.”
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“History is the queen of the humanities. It teaches wisdom and humility, and it tells us how things change through time.”
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“Trees, like people, struggle for existence, and an aged tree, like an aged person, has not only a striking appearance, but an interesting biography.”
― The Story of a Thousand-year Pine
― The Story of a Thousand-year Pine
“I find it hard to describe what it is like to look fully into eyes that one has known that well--known better than one knows the look of one's own eyes, actually--and then put away, deliberately forgotten. That instantly reasserted intimacy, that resumption of what looks like friendly concern, is like nakedness, like exposure.”
― Angle of Repose
― Angle of Repose
The Pickwick Club
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— last activity Apr 04, 2020 10:42AM
Welcome to the Pickwick Club! This group is dedicated to reading, discussing, critiquing, and devouring the works of Charles Dickens.
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— last activity Jun 02, 2025 05:02AM
Anyone is welcome to join this light hearted group based in the UK. Join in our bi monthly book choice and reviews. Many genre of books will be covere ...more
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Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more
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