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Michelle Cooper

She seemed to think reading was some sort of hobby, as opposed to being as necessary as breathing, sleeping, and eating.

Michelle Cooper

Do you know what it is?’ [Toby] said thoughtfully. ‘It’s that they haven’t had anything really awful happen to them. No wonder they seem so superficial and unfeeling.’ It was certainly an interesting theory, … [but] surely one didn’t need to have suffered in order to possess empathy for those who had? All it required was a bit of imagination and a well-stocked library.

books, empathy, reading, suffering

Michelle Cooper

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,’ I said, sighing.’Is it?’ said Veronica, looking surprised. ‘Universally acknowledged? Surely that presupposes life similar to human societies beyond this planet, and besides–”No, no, it’s a quote from … Never mind,’ I said.

humor, jane-austen, marriage, misunderstanding, quotes, truth, universal

Michelle Cooper

There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.

history, royalty

Michelle Cooper

There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.

history, royalty

Michelle Cooper

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,’ I said, sighing.’Is it?’ said Veronica, looking surprised. ‘Universally acknowledged? Surely that presupposes life similar to human societies beyond this planet, and besides–”No, no, it’s a quote from … Never mind,’ I said.

humor, jane-austen, marriage, misunderstanding, quotes, truth, universal