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Bernie’s Notes & Highlights

Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac

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Avarice, like love, has the gift of second sight, instinctively guessing at future contingencies, and hugging its presentiments.

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Bernie’s Quotes

“he had that well-heeled vibe that a lot of the people up here wore on their sleeves, earned the old-fashioned way—through an industrious ancestor.”
― Robert Pobi, Under Pressure

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“Men did then no more die by tale and by number. They might put out a weekly bill, and call them seven or eight thousand, or what they pleased; ’tis certain they died by heaps, and were buried by heaps, that is to say, without account.”
― Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year

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“here I cannot but take notice that the strange temper of the people of London at that time contributed extremely to their own destruction.”
― Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year

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“If remembering slights and human wrongdoing was an Olympic pursuit, we would definitely medal. We cling to perceived insults like other families treasure happy memories.”
― Roger Bennett, Reborn in the USA: An Englishman's Love Letter to His Chosen Home

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“that the infection was propagated insensibly, and by such persons as were not visibly infected, who neither knew whom they infected or who they were infected by.”
― Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year

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Dick Francis Reading Group — 171 members — last activity Feb 27, 2026 04:32AM
All Dick Francis fans are invited to join! Also visit our website for information on joining our email discussion group.

readers advisory for all — 5761 members — last activity Jul 14, 2026 02:35PM
life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more

Suspenseful Clues and Thrilling Reviews — 2690 members — last activity Aug 11, 2026 03:41PM
An online book club hosted by Chelsea @ The Suspense Is Thrilling Me and Sam @ Clues and Reviews for readers to discuss their current reads and monthl ...more