“She would go off in the morning with the punt full of books, and spend long glorious days away in the forest lying on the green springy carpet of whortleberries, reading. She would most diligently work at furnishing her empty mind. She would sternly endeavour to train it not to jump.”
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Elizabeth von Arnim, born on August 31, 1866, and died on February 9, 1941, was a prominent German novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for her unique female perspective and delicate emotional descriptions, she left a lasting impact on German literature. more
“Spell is a structured words that creates miracles in mind.”
“It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.”
“When enemies, the intellect and the heart only see one another as the hater and the fool.”
“Լաւ է աչքով կոյր ըլլալ՝ քան մտքով: It is preferable to be blind by eyesight, than by mind.”
“but her mind feels feverish as it races through the crowded hallways of the past”
“It's the mind that sees, not eyes.”
“If you can't change your mind, you can't change anything.”