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“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“I am all in a sea of wonders. I doubt; I fear; I think strange things, which I dare not confess to my own soul.”
― Dracula
― Dracula
“The will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth… Love is as love does. Love is an act of will-namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.”
― All About Love: New Visions
― All About Love: New Visions
“When we understand love as the will to nurture our own and another's spiritual growth, it becomes clear that we cannot claim to love if we are hurtful and abusive. Love and abusive cannot coexist. Abuse and neglect are, by definition, the opposites of nurturance and care.”
― All About Love: New Visions
― All About Love: New Visions
“Sweet mother, I cannot weave –
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
― Sappho: A New Translation of the Complete Works
hilda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at hilda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
310 books
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23 friends
1,548 books
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2,537 friends
283 books
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5 friends
2,585 books
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72 friends
305 books
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16 friends
2,131 books
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157 friends
305 books
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164 friends
295 books
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18 friends
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