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“Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“Till this moment I never knew myself.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“Laziness, I am afraid, was Charles's distinguishing trait.”
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“He knew he was overfastidious. But how could one write history with Macaulay so close behind? Fiction or poetry, in the midst of the greatest galaxy of talent in the history of English literature? How could one be a creative scientist, with Lyell and Darwin still alive? Be a statesman, with Disraeli and Gladstone polarizing all the available space?
You will see that Charles set his sights high. Intelligent idlers always have, in order to justify their idleness to their intelligence.”
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You will see that Charles set his sights high. Intelligent idlers always have, in order to justify their idleness to their intelligence.”
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Abigail’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Abigail’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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385 books
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