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Persuasion
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while a thousand feelings rushed on Anne, of which this was the most consoling, that it would soon be over. And it was soon over.
The reader is lead to think about Anne’s feelings in this scene rather than the dialogue and action going on around her, though her “thousand feelings” are left vague. The reader is left to imagine what her feelings might be.
“And therefore, — since I cannot prove a lover,
To entertain these fair well-spoken days, —
I am determined to prove a villain,
And hate the idle pleasures of these days.”
― Richard III
To entertain these fair well-spoken days, —
I am determined to prove a villain,
And hate the idle pleasures of these days.”
― Richard III
“Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
― The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. ”
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
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