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Elizabeth is Currently Reading

Elizabeth is currently reading

Concepts and Categories: Philosophical Essays

by Isaiah Berlin

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""purpose of philosophy" is fascinating and reasonably welcoming to the non-professional philosopher. the essay following on verification is a swamp of technical vocabulary oh my god." — Jun 11, 2013 07:00PM

Jun 11, 2013 06:58PM

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Spartan Women

by Sarah B. Pomeroy

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"The first three chapters were amazing -- themed history is the BEST -- but the chapter on royal & elite women was a little mushy on its definitions of "royal" and "elite", which would've helped, I think." — Oct 22, 2012 11:21AM

Sep 12, 2012 12:57PM

Elizabeth’s Quotes

“It's a library, only the stupid or the evil are afraid of those”
― Iain Banks

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“I am no longer afraid of getting old. Indeed I can't believe I ever said anything so stupid. So childish. So offensive and arrogant.
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

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“What is an adjective? Nouns name the world. Verbs activate the names. Adjectives come from somewhere else. The word adjective (epitheton in Greek) is itself an adjective meaning 'placed on top', 'added', 'appended', 'foreign'. Adjectives seem fairly innocent additions, but look again. These small imported mechanisms are in charge of attaching everything in the world to its place in particularity. They are the latches of being.”
― Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse

tags: language, words

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“But I have told the truth. Isn't that ironic? They sent me because I am so good at telling lies. But I have told the truth.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

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“Please come back soon. The window is always open.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

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