Sign in with Facebook
“The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger.”
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
― Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
“Ever since third grade you make mushroom clouds out of mushroom soup.”
― Shared Sorrows
― Shared Sorrows
“Her unexpected outburst rocked Flaminius to his core. Suddenly, she didn't seem so angelic. Her face twisted with rage; veins in her neck throbbed with fury in a scene all too familiar. Her reaction switched him off to her instantly as all his worst fears came to life.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
“to pursue the American Dream is not only futile but self-destructive because ultimately it destroys everything and everyone involved with it. By definition it must, because it nurtures everything except those things that are important: integrity, ethics, truth, our very heart and soul. Why? The reason is simple: because Life/life is giving, not getting. I”
― Requiem for a Dream
― Requiem for a Dream
“Time passed on; and as the eldest son did not come back, and no tidings were heard of him, the second son set out, and the same thing happened to him. He met the fox, who gave him the good advice: but when he came to the two inns, his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was, and called to him to come in; and he could not withstand the temptation, but went in, and forgot the golden bird and his country in the same manner.”
― The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
― The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Alonso’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alonso’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
117 books
|
30 friends
113 books
|
1 friend
111 books
|
2 friends
55 books
|
2 friends
68 books
|
2 friends
192 books
|
1 friend
10 books
|
7 friends
73 books
|
2 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Alonso
Lists liked by Alonso
