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“I am determined that nothing but the deepest love could ever induce me into matrimony.”

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Jennifer Ehle is a renowned British actress, born on December 29, 1969. She is best known for her outstanding performances in film and television, particularly her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in the 1995 adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice'. more

“In the eyes of others a man is a poet if he has written one good poem. In his own he is only a poet at the moment when he is making his last revision to a new poem. The moment before, he was still only a potential poet; the moment after, he is a man who has ceased to write poetry, perhaps forever.”

Ifs Men Writing Stills Moments Eye Lasts Forever Written Poet Revision

Author:W. H. Auden

“Were it possible for us to see further than our knowledge reaches, and yet a little way beyond the outworks of our divinings, perhaps we would endure our sadnesses with greater confidence than our joys. For they are the moments when something new has entered into us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy perplexity, everything in us withdraws, a stillness comes, and the new, which no one knows, stands in the midst of it and is silent.”

Knows Way Littles Moments Feelings Joy Grows Greater Sadness Silent Endure Shy Midst Something New Stillness Mute Perplexity

Author:Rainer Maria Rilke

“I think it can be tremendously refreshing if a creator of literature has something on his mind other than the history of literature so far. Literature should not disappear up its own asshole, so to speak.”

Ifs Thinking Should Mind Literature Speak Creator Disappear Memorable Refreshing

Book:Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

Source: Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations

“It's where we're nearest to our humanness. Useless knowledge for its own sake. Useful knowledge is good, too, but it's for the faint-hearted, an elaboration of the real thing, which is only to shine some light, it doesn't matter where on what, it's the light itself, against the darkness, it's what's left of God's purpose when you take away God.”

Real Matter Light Purpose Left Darkness Shining Sake Useless Hearted Real Things Humanness Useful Knowledge Faint Hearted Useless Knowledge

Book:The Invention of Love

Source: The Invention of Love

“But no one can predict of a certainty what will happen. And none of it will change how I intend to spend the rest of my life. I will live it on my terms. And you... you can have all of me or nothing. I won't be an invalid any longer. Not even if it means losing you.”

Ifs Mean Happens Choices Term Losing Certainty

Book:Seduce Me at Sunrise

Source: Seduce Me at Sunrise

“I am somewhat exhausted; I wonder how a battery feels when it pours electricity into a non-conductor?”

Feels Energy Wonder Electricity Exhausted Batteries Conductor

Book:His Last Bow

Source: His Last Bow

“Of all ruins, that of a noble mind is the most deplorable.”

Mind Noble Ruins

Author:Arthur Conan Doyle

“You bat your baby blues at tall, dark, and gruesome, and next thing you know, he's trailing you like a lost puppy.”

Dark Tall

Author:Kelley Armstrong

“Journeys up the Metaphoric River are hugely enjoyable and highly recommended. Since every genre is nourished by its heady waters, a paddle steamer can take even the most walk-shy tourists to their chosen destination. As a bonus, there is traditionally at least one murder on board each trip--a "consideration" to the head steward will ensure that it is not you.”

Water Walks Journey Rivers Murder Chosen Genre Boards Consideration Shy Destination Enjoyable Tourists Bonus Stewards Genre Is Metaphoric Thursday Next

Author:Jasper Fforde

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