Jane Irish Nelson

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Jane’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (927)
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read‎ (3530)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
mystery‎ (2070)

contemporary‎ (1993)
historical‎ (1432)
children-young-adult‎ (944)
romance‎ (665)
fantasy‎ (301)

non-fiction‎ (171)
genealogical‎ (123)
knitting‎ (19)
humor‎ (10)
giveaways‎ (9)

short-stories‎ (5)
sci-fi‎ (3)

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Jane’s Quotes

“Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
a medley of extemporanea,
And love is a thing that can never go wrong,
and I am Marie of Romania.”
― Dorothy Parker, Enough Rope

tags: irony

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“I’ve never thought of it this way before, but immigration still has a real cost. You might be able to escape the bad stories, but you also get rid of all of the good fortune. You have no roots.”
― Ram Murali, Death in the Air

1 likes

“In knitting there’s never a problem that can’t be fixed. It’s only yarn.”
― Kwana Jackson, Real Men Knit

3 likes

“This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter
Isn't generally heard, and if it is it doesn't matter,
This particularly rapid, unintelligible patter
Isn't generally heard, and if it is it doesn't matter,
matter, matter, matter, matter, matter,
matter, matter, matter, matter, matter!”
― W.S. Gilbert, Ruddigore

tags: patter

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“What vast additions to the Conveniences and Comforts of Living might Mankind have acquired, if the Money spent in Wars had been employ'd in Works of public utility!”
― Benjamin Franklin

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