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“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
“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
“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
“Não sou nada.
Nunca serei nada.
Não posso querer ser nada.
À parte isso, tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo.”
― Tabacaria e Outros Poemas
Nunca serei nada.
Não posso querer ser nada.
À parte isso, tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo.”
― Tabacaria e Outros Poemas
“It seems to me that, in the real world, it is impossible to be guided solely by either the impulses of feeling or my rational calculation. Neither is likely to make us happy. In my own view, we have need of them both. Wisdom, I suppose, lies in knowing when to call upon one and when on the other.”
― The Other Bennet Sister
― The Other Bennet Sister
Raquel’s 2025 Year in Books
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