“Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.”
―
―
“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
“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
“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
hilda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at hilda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by hilda
Lists liked by hilda


























































