Ex Libris Kirkland is my entirely self-centered way to keep track of what I read, what I enjoy, and what I want to remember.
📖 Recent Quotes 📖
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And on the whole, I daresay, society was not much the worse because Ben had not six months of it at the treadmill, for his views of depredation were narrow, and the House of Correction might have enlarged them.
an excerpt from Adam Bede, written by George Eliot in 1859
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In the corpse we love, it is the likeness we see—it is the likeness, which makes itself felt the more keenly because something else was and is not.
an excerpt from Adam Bede, written by George Eliot in 1859
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If a man had got no feelings, it ’ud be as good as a demonstration to listen to what goes on in court; but a tender heart makes one stupid.
an excerpt from Adam Bede, written by George Eliot in 1859
📓 Recent Notes 📓
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I didn't catch the quote, but I cracked up when someone said, 'Yes, we don't need to allow women to preach in church, because they're always preaching to their husbands anyways.'
an note about Adam Bede, written by George Eliot in 1859
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What a tragedy for Hetty! I couldn't believe what an incredible job Eliot does with this character.
an note about Adam Bede, written by George Eliot in 1859
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an note about Adam Bede, written by George Eliot in 1859
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