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Jayne’s Quotes

“That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing.”
― Anthony Trollope

tags: book-lovers, reading

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“He purchased that great canvas also bearing the likeness to his beloved, for he could not bear another to look upon what he dreamed each night...but as he now had enjoyed the quite singular pleasure of his wife's true form revealed to him, he knew he would have [it] returned... At one time he had thought it quite impossible, but now he understood how truly inadequate the vision cast by his mind's eye had been.”
― Linda Berdoll, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues

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“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

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“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: books, reading

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“It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.”
― Tracy Chevalier

tags: books, drowsiness, insomnia, reading, sleepy

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Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers — 1557 members — last activity Aug 11, 2022 01:41AM
Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more

Regency Era Novels — 806 members — last activity May 10, 2026 04:59AM
Let's talk about your favorite regency era historicals. Old and new authors! What do you like? ...more

Mary Balogh Fans — 223 members — last activity May 23, 2020 08:35PM
This is a group dedicated to discussion of books by Mary Balogh. Balogh writes historical romance, primarily regency and Georgian.

Fans of Eloisa James & Julia Quinn — 1382 members — last activity Nov 27, 2024 08:02PM
With the Eloisa James & Julia Quinn Bulletin Board going dark next week, some of us from the board thought we would start up a new group here at Goodr ...more

Jane Austen — 5376 members — last activity Jun 01, 2026 06:53PM
Established July 2007. Readers of Jane, gather here to discuss anything from Frank Churchill's secrets to Lady Catherine's whims. What finally "persua ...more

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