“And how shall I think of you?' He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“They spoke very little of their mutual feeling; pretty phrases and warm expressions being probably unnecessary between such tried friends.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“Time and I have quarrelled. All hours are midnight now. I had a clock and a watch, but I destroyed them both. I could not bear the way they mocked me.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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