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"We'll find a nice book to distract that overactive mind of yours. I'm thinking a romantasy. We'll tackle all of this with intimacy and dragons."
--Deadman

"You're kinda failing at relaxing. Unless you find it soothing to be naked and screaming."
--Deadman

If anything happens to that illustrated Shakespeare, I am going to lose my mind.

Aaaaaah! Cousin Archibald and Cousin Mathilde need a serious comeuppance.

Shepherd. Yuck.

There are still 7 hours and 49 minutes of reading left. 😭

"I went freelance, on account there a stoat out there needs a cap in her ass."
Maria the possum

"A common practice in the Western Isles, especially among the old, was to intone their prayers while listening to the sea along the shore, so that their voices might join 'the voicing of the waves' and their praises 'the praises of the ceaseless sea'.

So far, I'm not a huge fan of our narrator Mary.

"I'm okay. I'm okay."
"You're on the floor."
"I'm okay on the floor."

"What monsters humans are! I'd rather be a wolf."
--FitzChivalry

Ugh, I'm sad about how the audiobook reader is doing the Fool's voice and accent. He's not Dracula, pal.

"This is my first year at Wickwood and she took one look at me and said, 'We're friends now. Keep up.'"

"Since Dove loved to study, and Thomas breathed art, and Andrew craved stories, they all had pledged their hearts to this library."

Yes yes yes yes yes!

"Let your enemies be my enemies. Let your errors be my errors. Let your life be my life. I do not tell lies. If ever you call, House Barca will answer."

"She loves far too easily."
Oh, Volga.

Why is Lysander suddenly acting like a pompous ass? I know he's on the wrong side of the war, but up to now, I still sort of liked him.

Ugh, the hypocritical secret keeping! Please figure it out soon, Violet!

"I have always disapproved of murder."

"He kissed her deeply, ruthlessly employing subtleties to arouse her."

...what???

"Every time I speak three words, you look as though you're going to swoon into my arms...For the good of us both, you have to cease gazing at me."
"Then you have to stop wooing me."
"Wooing you...I don't woo."
"You do too woo."

" I don't think I've ever seen you without braids. I thought your hair just grew that way."

"The closer we move to a world of Cyborgs and Centaurs in which the AI augments our work, the more we need to maintain and nurture human expertise. We need expert humans in the loop."

"If you ever get a chance to learn what is written in spider webs, take it. Spiders have been writing since the world began and know many interesting things."

"Her mind made up on these several points, and her resolution formed, of always judging and acting in future with the greatest good sense, she had nothing to do but to forgive herself and be happier than ever."

I love Henry's description of what Catherine's stay at Northanger Abbey will be like. His gentle teasing and sense of humor makes me love him most of the Austen heroes.

Gosh, this is good. I wasn't sure I'd be able to sleep after what I read last night!

I'm loving this reread. So funny, and I love Catherine and Henry!