“And anyway, in our house, no-one is obliged to sparkle. Which, I find, makes it far more likely that they might.”
― The Other Bennet Sister
― The Other Bennet Sister
“You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.”
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“True beauty, he declared, had nothing to do with outward appearance. It came from within, the product of a well-regulated mind and a properly formed understanding. These qualities, and not a pretty face, are the real measure of a woman’s worth.”
― The Other Bennet Sister
― The Other Bennet Sister
“That is the power of poetry,” he said simply. “It allows us to imagine ourselves anew, if we will permit it to do so. It reveals to us the hidden wishes of our hearts.”
― The Other Bennet Sister
― The Other Bennet Sister
“And here's my advice to you. If you get the chance of the mad kind of love, grab it with both hands, and to hell with the consequences.”
― Winter of the World
― Winter of the World
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