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where do i even start.
https://emmareadstoomuch.substack.com...
soon into reading this i felt giddy. i knew almost from the start that the pained-heart sensation, ...more "
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(thanks to the publisher for the arc) "
“What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.”
― To the Lighthouse
― To the Lighthouse
“With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy?”
― De Profundis
― De Profundis
“Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece of mail, so rarely arrives, and even when it does it can be lost so easily.”
― The Beatrice Letters
― The Beatrice Letters
“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
― Emma
― Emma
“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
― Jane Eyre
― Jane Eyre
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