Essie
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“A woman, no matter the age, is always learning, always becoming. But a man . . . stops learning at fourteen or so.”
― The Known World
― The Known World
“يوجد العيد دائما حيث الشقاء مقيم”
― Paris, When It's Naked
― Paris, When It's Naked
“A fact is innocent until someone wants it; then it become intelligence.”
― Libra
― Libra
“I think I dislike what I don't like more than I like what I like.”
― Daniel Deronda
― Daniel Deronda
“She had an overwhelming desire to tell him, like the most banal of women. Don't let me go, hold me tight, make me your plaything, your slave, be strong! But they were words she could not say.
The only thing she said when he released her from his embrace was, "You don't know how happy I am to be with you." That was the most her reserved nature allowed her to express.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The only thing she said when he released her from his embrace was, "You don't know how happy I am to be with you." That was the most her reserved nature allowed her to express.”
― The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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