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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“The relationship between teacher and student is based on illusion. The teacher is under the illusion that he is teaching something, and the student is under the illusion that he is being taught. What’s important is that this shared illusion makes both teacher and student happy. Nothing good is gained by facing the truth, after all. All we’re doing is playing at education.”
― Malice
― Malice
“They are hopelessly vulgar. Whether or no being hopelessly vulgar is being 'bad' is a question for the metaphysicians. They are bad enough to dislike, at any rate; and for this short life that is quite enough.”
― Daisy Miller
― Daisy Miller
“I have never allowed a gentleman to dictate to me, or to interfere with anything I do.”
― Daisy Miller
― Daisy Miller
“Juliet singles out Romeo. Desdemona claims Othello. They have no doubts, the young, no fear, no pride.”
― Five Little Pigs
― Five Little Pigs
Our Shared Shelf
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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 Gilmore Girls Book Club: A Stars Hollow Community
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Welcome to The Gilmore Girls Book Club: A Stars Hollow Community — formerly known as The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, and now a little bigger, a li ...more
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
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The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more
Claire’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Claire’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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