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The Diary of a Nobody

by George Grossmith

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Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I (The History of England, #2)

by Peter Ackroyd

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Abigail’s Quotes

“The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try”
― Mary Stewart, The Last Enchantment

tags: arthur, arthurian-saga, fantasy, mary-stewart, merlin, the-last-enchantment, wisdom

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“Reading isn't the opposite of doing, it's the opposite of dying.”
― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

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“After a while, though the grief did not go away from us, it grew quiet. What had seemed a storm wailing through the entire darkness seemed to come in at last and lie down.”
― Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

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“How hurtful it can be to deny one's true self and live a life of lies just to appease others.”
― June Ahern

tags: life-lessons, psychology, spirituality, truth

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“Explain! Tell a man to explain how he dropped into hell! Explain my preference! I never had a preference for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. No other woman exists by the side of her. I would rather touch her hand if it were dead, than I would touch any other woman's living.”
― George Eliot, Middlemarch

tags: love, soul-mate

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