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Gerda is Currently Reading

Gerda is currently reading

The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace

by Lucy Worsley

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Gerda’s Quotes

“Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour”
― Euripides, Medea

tags: hate, tragedy

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“All my life I've wanted to see London. [...] I wanted to see London the way old people want to see home before they die.”
― Helene Hanff, The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street

tags: anglophile, england, london

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“You think You're frightening me with Your hell, don't You? You think Your hell is worse than mine.”
― Dorothy Parker, The Portable Dorothy Parker

tags: hell

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“You bet on whether or not I kissed your wife?" Ali was aghast. "What is wrong with the two of you?" When his brother and sister only cackled harder, he drew up. "I hate you. "I hate you both.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold

tags: siblings

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