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“Reading was my first solitary vice (and led to all others). I read while I ate, I read in the loo, I read in the bath. When I was supposed to be sleeping, I was reading.”

Quote by Germaine Greer

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Germaine Greer, born on January 29, 1939, is a British journalist, writer, and scholar renowned for her profound insights into feminism and gender issues. Her seminal work, 'The Female Eunuch,' has had a significant impact on the feminist movement. Greer's contributions have sparked widespread discussions and debates on women's status and gender equality. more

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Book:An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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Author:Jo Brand

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Source: A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul

“Built like an oak tree, against which I could pitch my pillow and read; mornings, I could curl into the crook of your branches.”

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