The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master - something that at time strangely wills and works for itself.
- Charlotte Bronte
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Woo hoo! I've been tagged with a book meme!
The rules: boldface the books on this list that you've read, and italicize books you started but never finished.
Okay. . .
1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte~
4 Harry Potter series…
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- Charlotte Bronte
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