195 books
—
66 voters
“Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.'
'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.'
'When are we happy?'
'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.'
'What is regret?'
'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.'
'What is sorrow?'
'To long for the past.'
'What is the highest pleasure?'
'To hear a good story.”
― Red Earth and Pouring Rain
'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.'
'When are we happy?'
'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.'
'What is regret?'
'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.'
'What is sorrow?'
'To long for the past.'
'What is the highest pleasure?'
'To hear a good story.”
― Red Earth and Pouring Rain
“Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.”
―
―
“Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semicolon.”
― Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
― Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
“Tired, tired with nothing, tired with everything, tired with the world’s weight he had never chosen to bear.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“... drink levels all mankind. It is the ultimate democrat”
― Unseen Academicals
― Unseen Academicals
Kalyani’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kalyani’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Kalyani
Lists liked by Kalyani


















































