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“I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold the principles received by me when I was sane, not mad -- as I am now. Laws and principles are not for times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? They have a worth -- so I have always believed; and if I cannot believe it now, it is because I am insane -- quite insane, with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs. Preconceived opinions, foregone determinations are all I have at this hour to stand; there I plant my foot.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
“The impulse is being called reactionary now, but lovers of Middle-earth want to go there. I would myself, like a shot. For in the end it is Middle-earth and its dwellers that we love, not Tolkien’s considerable gifts in showing it to us. I said once that the world he charts was there long before him, and I still believe it. He is a great enough magician to tap our most common nightmares, daydreams and twilight fancies, but he never invented them either: he found them a place to live, a green alternative to each day’s madness here in a poisoned world. We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers—thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams.”
― The Tolkien Reader
― The Tolkien Reader
The "Wild Nights--Wild Nights!" Emily Dickinson Fan Club.
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— last activity Dec 02, 2011 08:48AM
All those who appreciate the beauty of brevity as created by the incomperable Emily Dickinson are welcome to join!
Ursula K. LeGuin
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— last activity Aug 17, 2018 03:23AM
Specifically for readers who love LeGuin's expansive book selection or who want very, very badly to read them.
American Historical Fiction
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American history is fascinating and complex, yet it seems the majority of historical novels are based on European history. The purpose of this group ...more
Elissa’s 2018 Year in Books
Take a look at Elissa’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
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110 friends
1,790 books
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108 friends
2,441 books
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959 friends
3,599 books
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347 friends
3,297 books
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58 friends
5,380 books
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2,912 friends
985 books
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50 friends
1,260 books
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142 friends
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