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I suppose it's something to do with her black-brained religion not to take care of the body.

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Evelyn WaughBrideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

We never know how strongly we cling to objects until they are taken away, and he who thinks htat he ...

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ridicule is often harder to bear than self-denial.

It was so quiet, I could hear my own breathing, loud in my ears. Outside, the ocean was crashing, wa...

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Sarah DessenWhat Happened to Goodbye