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The fact that in the 1970s and 1980s reputable, mainstream politicians openly discussed programmes for voluntary assisted repatriation that were aimed exclusively at non-white immigrants demonstrates the extent to which the political aether
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“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
“One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius; and the feminine situation has up to the present rendered this becoming practically impossible.”
― The Second Sex
― The Second Sex
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
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“Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim. It is, one is told, the unforgivable sin, but it is a sin the corrupt or evil man never practices. He always has hope. He never reaches the freezing-point of knowing absolute failure. Only the man of goodwill carries always in his heart this capacity for damnation.”
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Kathleen’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Kathleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
334 books
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66 friends
467 books
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125 friends
307 books
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181 friends
693 books
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155 friends
2,592 books
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86 friends
392 books
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72 friends
327 books
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48 friends
944 books
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118 friends
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