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“Elizabeth, however, had never been blind to the impropriety of her father's behavior as a husband. She had always seen it with pain; but respecting his abilities, and grateful for his affectionate treatment of herself, she endeavoured to forget what she could not overlook, and to banish from her thoughts that continue breach of conjugal obligation and decorum, which, in exposing his wife to the contempt of her own children, was so highly reprehensible.”
― Pride & Prejudice
― Pride & Prejudice
“How can I give another part of myself to someone else, when I already have so little to give?”
― A Magic Steeped in Poison
― A Magic Steeped in Poison
“The stairs seemed to go on forever, turning and turning until Darlington had no idea how long they'd been climbing. He wanted to look back to make sure that Alex was still there, but he'd read enough stories to know you never looked back on your way out of hell.”
― Ninth House
― Ninth House
“He would forget about it for weeks, sometimes months at a time, but he could never shake the thought that he was seeing only one world when there might be many, that there were lost places, maybe even lost people who might come to life for him if he just squinted hard enough or found the right magic words. Books, with their promises of enchanted doorways and secret places, only made it worse.”
― Ninth House
― Ninth House
“I've never experienced what it's like to fully esteem a man. To want to impress him. To want to please him.
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On top of that, there was a deep and potent relief in letting go...in letting him take charge of the sexual experience. I didn't have to think or plan or maintain my rigid hold on the situation like I usually would. Instead, I could set my brain free. There was no governor on my thoughts or on my physical response. I was free to simply experience what was happening with no distractions.”
― Broken Vow
[...]
On top of that, there was a deep and potent relief in letting go...in letting him take charge of the sexual experience. I didn't have to think or plan or maintain my rigid hold on the situation like I usually would. Instead, I could set my brain free. There was no governor on my thoughts or on my physical response. I was free to simply experience what was happening with no distractions.”
― Broken Vow
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Jill’s 2025 Year in Books
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