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Elizabeth’s relations with the Habsburg throne were not fortunate, but the pedestal of her suffering was of gold; her wealth was no weapon against melancholy, but merely a protection from the horrid world outside.
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
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“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”
― Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
― Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
― Eleonora
― Eleonora
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
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