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"It is said of Muad’Dib that once when he saw a weed trying to grow between two rocks, he moved one of the rocks. Later, when the weed was seen to be flourishing, he covered it with the remaining rock. ‘That was its fate’, he explained.
- The Commentaries"

Aphra Behn, kickass Restoration playwright who, aside from being besties with Nell Gwyn (part-time actress, part-time Charles II’s mistress) and a contemporary of some of the most epic libertines ever (like Johnny Depp John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, for example), was also a spy for England in Antwerp during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and openly admitted to leading a “life dedicated to pleasure and poetry”.  Did I mention she was also the first female credited to make a living out of writing? Essentially, if you’re not at this point in the description going HELL YES, this woman sounds awesome, you’re crazy.

I may or may not have written my dissertation on her. SO MUCH love for this lady.

(Source: fuckyeahhistorycrushes)

Posted:4 months ago

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