Charlotte Bronte Quotes

For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial.

Charlotte Bronte

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• For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial.

  

  Charlotte Bronte
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  • Comprehend
  • Digest