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Pg 77. Last two sentences. “But thinking this over, I felt I was taking on a theme too lofty for me, one that made me afraid to begin. So I lingered for many days in this state of wanting to write, but in fear of beginning”.
— Mar 18, 2026 12:18PM
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Valentina Arias
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Pg 88. “Others said of me, “look how changed this man is, he no longer sees himself!” All of this chapter is wonderful. I love the way he depicts the scene after Beatrice’s dad’s death. The way he feels and what he says. The sonnets? Fabulous.
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Valentina Arias
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Pg 86. “ but I do not describe hours this smile of hers works in the hearts of others, for human memory cannot fully comprehend either that smile or its effects.”
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