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“When a man feels that he has a divine mission, say to lift up, to save or to liberate mankind‐‐when a man feels the divine spark in his heart and believes that he is the mouthpiece of supernatural imperatives‐‐ when such a mission in. flames him, it is only natural that he should stand beyond all merely reasonable standards of judgment. He feels that he is himself sanctified by this mission, that he is himself a type of a higher order! . . . What has a priest to do with philosophy! He stands far above it!‐‐And hitherto the priest has ruled!‐‐He has determined the meaning of "true" and "not true"!”
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“In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“I'll bet you anything you like that half an hour after they have met, they will be calling each other sister.
Women only do that when they have called each other a lot of other things first.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
Women only do that when they have called each other a lot of other things first.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
Jayne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jayne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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110 books
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37 books
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12 books
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80 books
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26 books
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27 friends
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