Civilized society Quote by Lena Manta

“The last time Anna had really read anything was when she was a student. José Saramago’s Blindness. It had left her perplexed. “No wonder,”…

— Nina George

“Anna Arkadyevna read and understood, but it was distasteful to her to read, that is, to follow the reflection of other people’s lives. She…

— Tolstoy

“Anna is the sort of woman who writers write about, Tom. Somewhere in the third act, women like her save characters like you and…

— Matthew Norman

“Anna Arkadyevna read and understood, but it was distasteful to her to read, that it, to follow the reflection of other people's lives. She…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Anna directed the silent, compassionate thought towards her daughter: Well my poor girl, you’d better get used to it early, because you’re going to…

— Doris Lessing

“Yes. She got into a right state when she realized no one could read them, though. She's setting up some sort of literacy curse.…

— Anne Mallory

“Anna Arkadyevna read and understood, but it was unpleasant for her to read, that is, to follow the reflection of other people’s lives. She…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Read them, Anna. Really read them.”

— Sarah Ockler

“The formal education of women was rarely considered important. Girls of good birth were taught domestic skills at home or in a convent, and…

— Alison Weir

“ Why , instead of teaching her poetry and drama and needlework, had her governesses not taught the most important lesson anyone could learn…

— Mary Balogh

“The poor girl ws keeping that student's letter as a precious treasure, and had run to fetch it, her only treasure, because she did…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“On the Métro heading to school, Anna launched into a wicked impersonation of her enraged English teacher stamping her foot: “Shut zee mouths!”

— Eloisa James