Emily

Emily’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (34)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (888)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
fiction‎ (602)
mystery‎ (160)
non-fiction‎ (160)
historical-fiction‎ (101)
horror‎ (94)
thriller‎ (88)
fantasy‎ (84)
young-adult‎ (73)

contemporary-fiction‎ (58)
memoir‎ (46)
childrens-fiction‎ (40)
fairy-tale-adaptation‎ (34)
paranormal‎ (34)
classic‎ (33)
history‎ (33)
gothic‎ (31)
humor‎ (28)
psychology‎ (25)
science‎ (23)
short-stories‎ (23)

inspirational‎ (22)
religion‎ (21)
novella‎ (19)
death‎ (17)
american-literature‎ (16)
philosophy‎ (16)
animals‎ (14)
reference‎ (14)
true-crime‎ (13)
autobiography‎ (12)
animal-psychology‎ (11)
biography‎ (11)

afterlife‎ (10)
english-literature‎ (10)
sociology‎ (10)
spirituality‎ (9)
illustrated‎ (8)
japanese-literature‎ (5)
business‎ (4)
canadian-literature‎ (4)
chick-lit‎ (4)
civil-war‎ (4)
ecology‎ (4)
holocaust‎ (4)

Stats | More…

“Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud...”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

1344 likes

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
― Anatole France

tags: animals, love, pets

1064 likes

“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”
― MARY CATHERINE BATESON

44 likes

“When animals express their feelings they pour out like water from a spout. Animals' emotions are raw, unfiltered, and uncontrolled. Their joy is the purest and most contagious of joys and their grief the deepest and most devastating. Their passions bring us to our knees in delight and sorrow.”
― Marc Bekoff, The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter

tags: animals, emotion

75 likes

“Yesterday upon the stair
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away

When I came home last night at three
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn’t see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don’t you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don’t slam the door

Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away

Antigonish (1899)”
― Hughes Mearns

63 likes

More of Emily’s quotes…