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“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: arrogance, empowerment, feminism, gender, hypocrisy, inequality, men, self-importance, women

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“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
― Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

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“I dwell in possibility…”
― Emily Dickinson

tags: possibility

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“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
― Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

tags: goals, success

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“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: elizabeth-bennet, jane-austen

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Our Shared Shelf — 222868 members — last activity 16 hours, 49 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

The Period Drama Club — 29 members — last activity Feb 25, 2018 06:32PM
A group to discuss all things period drama, and to participate in group watches and reads of the finest period books and their corresponding movies.

The Official Jane Austen Book Club — 1068 members — last activity Aug 24, 2026 10:50AM
Whether you're new to Jane Austen or an avid Janeite, you'll have fun in this inclusive group for all who love Jane Austen. Feel free to flail in the ...more

The 1700-1939 Book Club! — 607 members — last activity Nov 28, 2025 06:50PM
This group is for books written from 1700-1939*. I created this group because there are so many exciting and classic books written during this time. T ...more

The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 — 3802 members — last activity Aug 30, 2026 09:03AM
This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on ...more

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