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Was this the reception his action would get from the world? Of course, he despised the world as whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
His voice moved her deeply, and she wished to remain near him. How dreadful if she really wished to remain near him!
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Don’t you long to be in Rome?’
‘I die for it!
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Topic: Education
I can only do what's easy. I can only entice and be enticed. I can't, and won't, attempt difficult relations. If I marry it will either be a man who's strong enough to boss me or whom I'm strong enough to boss. So I shan't ever marry, for there aren't such men. And Heaven help any one whom I do marry, for I shall certainly run away from him before you can say 'Jack Robinson.
From Howards End
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Topic: Relationships
They must live outside class, without relations or money; they must work and stick to each other till death. But England belonged to them. That, besides companionship, was their reward. Her air and sky were theirs, not the timorous millions' who own stuffy little boxes, but never their own souls.
From Maurice
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Topic: Happiness
She was not a stupid woman, and she knew perfectly well that Lucy did not love her, but needed her to love.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
We reach in desperation beyond the fog, beyond the very stars, the voids of the universe are ransacked to justify the monster, and stamped with a human face. London is religions opportunity--not the decorous religion of theologians, but an anthropomorphic, crude. Yes, the continuous flow would be tolerable if a man of our own sort--not anyone pompous or tearful--were caring for us up in the sky.
From Howards End
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Topic: Religion
The advance of regret can be so gradual that it is impossible to say "yesterday I was happy, today I am not.
From Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Topic: Happiness
Let us think of people as starting life with an experience they forget and ending it with one which they anticipate but cannot understand.
From Aspects of the Novel
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Topic: Death
But we fear him for you, dear. You are so young and inexperienced, you have lived among such nice people, that you cannot realise what men can be — how they can take a brutal pleasure in insulting a woman whom her sex does not protect and rally round.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, ‘She loves young Emerson.’ A reader in Lucy’s place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome ‘nerves’ or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed?
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Miss Abbott, don't worry over me. Some people are born not to do things. I'm one of them.
From Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Topic: Philosophical
Does it seem reasonable that she should play so wonderfully, and live so quietly? I suspect that one day she will be wonderful in both. The watertight compartments in her will break down, and music and life will mingle.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
I foresaw at Florence that her quiet, uneventful childhood must end, and it has ended. I realised dimly enough that she might take some momentous steps. She has taken it. She has learned — you will let me talk freely, as I have begun freely — she has learned what it is to love: the greatest lesson, some people will tell you, that our earthly life provides.’ It was now time for him to wave his hat at the approaching trio. He did not omit to do so. ‘She has learned through you,’ and if his voice was still not clerical, it was now also sincere; ‘let it be your care that her knowledge is profitable to her.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
At times, our need for a sympathetic gesture is so great that we care not what exactly it signifies or how much we may have to pay for it afterwards.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Was this the reception his action would get from the world? Of course, he despised the world as whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
His voice moved her deeply, and she wished to remain near him. How dreadful if she really wished to remain near him!
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Don’t you long to be in Rome?’
‘I die for it!
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Topic: Education
I can only do what's easy. I can only entice and be enticed. I can't, and won't, attempt difficult relations. If I marry it will either be a man who's strong enough to boss me or whom I'm strong enough to boss. So I shan't ever marry, for there aren't such men. And Heaven help any one whom I do marry, for I shall certainly run away from him before you can say 'Jack Robinson.
From Howards End
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Topic: Relationships
They must live outside class, without relations or money; they must work and stick to each other till death. But England belonged to them. That, besides companionship, was their reward. Her air and sky were theirs, not the timorous millions' who own stuffy little boxes, but never their own souls.
From Maurice
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Topic: Happiness
She was not a stupid woman, and she knew perfectly well that Lucy did not love her, but needed her to love.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
We reach in desperation beyond the fog, beyond the very stars, the voids of the universe are ransacked to justify the monster, and stamped with a human face. London is religions opportunity--not the decorous religion of theologians, but an anthropomorphic, crude. Yes, the continuous flow would be tolerable if a man of our own sort--not anyone pompous or tearful--were caring for us up in the sky.
From Howards End
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Topic: Religion
The advance of regret can be so gradual that it is impossible to say "yesterday I was happy, today I am not.
From Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Topic: Happiness
Let us think of people as starting life with an experience they forget and ending it with one which they anticipate but cannot understand.
From Aspects of the Novel
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Topic: Death
But we fear him for you, dear. You are so young and inexperienced, you have lived among such nice people, that you cannot realise what men can be — how they can take a brutal pleasure in insulting a woman whom her sex does not protect and rally round.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, ‘She loves young Emerson.’ A reader in Lucy’s place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome ‘nerves’ or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed?
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Miss Abbott, don't worry over me. Some people are born not to do things. I'm one of them.
From Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Topic: Philosophical
Does it seem reasonable that she should play so wonderfully, and live so quietly? I suspect that one day she will be wonderful in both. The watertight compartments in her will break down, and music and life will mingle.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
I foresaw at Florence that her quiet, uneventful childhood must end, and it has ended. I realised dimly enough that she might take some momentous steps. She has taken it. She has learned — you will let me talk freely, as I have begun freely — she has learned what it is to love: the greatest lesson, some people will tell you, that our earthly life provides.’ It was now time for him to wave his hat at the approaching trio. He did not omit to do so. ‘She has learned through you,’ and if his voice was still not clerical, it was now also sincere; ‘let it be your care that her knowledge is profitable to her.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
At times, our need for a sympathetic gesture is so great that we care not what exactly it signifies or how much we may have to pay for it afterwards.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Was this the reception his action would get from the world? Of course, he despised the world as whole; every thoughtful man should; it is almost a test of refinement.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
His voice moved her deeply, and she wished to remain near him. How dreadful if she really wished to remain near him!
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Don’t you long to be in Rome?’
‘I die for it!
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Education
I can only do what's easy. I can only entice and be enticed. I can't, and won't, attempt difficult relations. If I marry it will either be a man who's strong enough to boss me or whom I'm strong enough to boss. So I shan't ever marry, for there aren't such men. And Heaven help any one whom I do marry, for I shall certainly run away from him before you can say 'Jack Robinson.
From Howards End
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Topic: Relationships
They must live outside class, without relations or money; they must work and stick to each other till death. But England belonged to them. That, besides companionship, was their reward. Her air and sky were theirs, not the timorous millions' who own stuffy little boxes, but never their own souls.
From Maurice
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Topic: Happiness
She was not a stupid woman, and she knew perfectly well that Lucy did not love her, but needed her to love.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
We reach in desperation beyond the fog, beyond the very stars, the voids of the universe are ransacked to justify the monster, and stamped with a human face. London is religions opportunity--not the decorous religion of theologians, but an anthropomorphic, crude. Yes, the continuous flow would be tolerable if a man of our own sort--not anyone pompous or tearful--were caring for us up in the sky.
From Howards End
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Topic: Religion
The advance of regret can be so gradual that it is impossible to say "yesterday I was happy, today I am not.
From Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Topic: Happiness
Let us think of people as starting life with an experience they forget and ending it with one which they anticipate but cannot understand.
From Aspects of the Novel
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Topic: Death
But we fear him for you, dear. You are so young and inexperienced, you have lived among such nice people, that you cannot realise what men can be — how they can take a brutal pleasure in insulting a woman whom her sex does not protect and rally round.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, ‘She loves young Emerson.’ A reader in Lucy’s place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome ‘nerves’ or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed?
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
Miss Abbott, don't worry over me. Some people are born not to do things. I'm one of them.
From Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Topic: Philosophical
Does it seem reasonable that she should play so wonderfully, and live so quietly? I suspect that one day she will be wonderful in both. The watertight compartments in her will break down, and music and life will mingle.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
I foresaw at Florence that her quiet, uneventful childhood must end, and it has ended. I realised dimly enough that she might take some momentous steps. She has taken it. She has learned — you will let me talk freely, as I have begun freely — she has learned what it is to love: the greatest lesson, some people will tell you, that our earthly life provides.’ It was now time for him to wave his hat at the approaching trio. He did not omit to do so. ‘She has learned through you,’ and if his voice was still not clerical, it was now also sincere; ‘let it be your care that her knowledge is profitable to her.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
At times, our need for a sympathetic gesture is so great that we care not what exactly it signifies or how much we may have to pay for it afterwards.
From A Room with a View
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Topic: Education
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