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This book had me hooked, right up until the end, when I was disappointed in the summarizing aspects of the narrative. It felt so much less passionate and real than Austen's other books do. Right up until the end, though, I really loved it.
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“I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.”
― Bad Feminist: Essays
― Bad Feminist: Essays
“My,' she said. 'We're lucky that you found the place.'
We're always lucky,' I said and like a fool I did not knock on wood. There was wood everywhere in that apartment to knock on too.”
― A Moveable Feast
We're always lucky,' I said and like a fool I did not knock on wood. There was wood everywhere in that apartment to knock on too.”
― A Moveable Feast
“I thought that all generations were lost by something and always had been and always would be”
― A Moveable Feast
― A Moveable Feast
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“It is really hard to be lonely very long in a world of words. Even if you don't have friends somewhere, you still have language, and it will find you and wrap its little syllables around you and suddenly there will be a story to live in.”
― I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven
― I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?: Tales of Driving and Being Driven
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