“English did not just borrow words from other languages; it was stuffed to the brim with foreign influences, a Frankenstein vernacular. And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.”
― Babel
― Babel
“it was like drinking the feeling of being peaceful. Being peaceful in your mind. Well, not if you have too much, then it’s something else.”
― Legends & Lattes
― Legends & Lattes
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a community of women trying to mind their own business must be in want of a random man’s opinion.”
― Love on the Brain
― Love on the Brain
“I hoped the kingdom of the wicked was ready for a vengeful queen.”
― Kingdom of the Wicked
― Kingdom of the Wicked
“if academia ever makes you feel like you’re not good or smart enough . . . it’s not you, it’s academia.”
― Love on the Brain
― Love on the Brain
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