78,956 books
—
294,018 voters
alex
https://www.goodreads.com/pleindelis
“Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility and consideration and all the other curses of a refined nature. Above all, it should never ask for leave where there is a right of way.”
― A Room with a View
― A Room with a View
“Is that too much to expect? That I would name the stars
for you? That I would take you there? The splash
of my tongue melting you like a sugar cube?”
― Crush
for you? That I would take you there? The splash
of my tongue melting you like a sugar cube?”
― Crush
“Did you ever dream you had a friend, Alec? Someone to last your whole life and you his. I suppose such a thing can’t really happen outside sleep.”
― Maurice
― Maurice
“I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people: that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
alex’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by alex
Lists liked by alex

































