Sign in with Facebook
to-read
(0)
currently-reading (0)
read (50)
5-stars (1)
action (1)
adventure (1)
all-time-favorites (1)
book-club (1)
books (1)
books-i-own (1)
crime (1)
crime-and-mystery (1)
currently-reading (0)
read (50)
5-stars (1)
action (1)
adventure (1)
all-time-favorites (1)
book-club (1)
books (1)
books-i-own (1)
crime (1)
crime-and-mystery (1)
crime-fiction
(1)
crime-mystery (1)
crime-mystery-thriller (1)
crime-thriller-mystery (1)
crime-thrillers (1)
drama (1)
ebook (1)
ebooks (1)
faves (1)
favorite (1)
favorites (1)
favourite-books (1)
crime-mystery (1)
crime-mystery-thriller (1)
crime-thriller-mystery (1)
crime-thrillers (1)
drama (1)
ebook (1)
ebooks (1)
faves (1)
favorite (1)
favorites (1)
favourite-books (1)
“Talkativeness and charm are both, as is well-known, characteristics somewhat feminine; and they often add up to guile. Certainly there was a strong streak of the female in Roosevelt, though this is not to disparage his essential masculinity. Confidence in his own charm led him into occasional perilous adventures—almost as a woman may be persuaded with a long series of glittering successes behind her, to think she is irresistible forever and can win anybody's scalp.”
― Roosevelt In Retrospect: A Profile in History
― Roosevelt In Retrospect: A Profile in History
“I may die young, but at least I'll die smart.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“I don't care what a man is. I mean, a great artist is like a great doctor. I don't care how racist he is. If he can show me how to operate on a heart so that I can cure a brother, or cure someone else, I don't give a damn what the man thinks; he has taught me something. And that is valuable to me. And that is valuable to others and man as a whole. ”
― Conversations with Ernest Gaines
― Conversations with Ernest Gaines
“The earth's vegetation is part of a web of life in which there are intimate and essential relations between plants the the earth, between plants and other plants, between plants and animals. Sometimes we have no choice but to disturb these relationships, but we should do so thoughtfully, with full awareness that what we do may have consequences remote in time and place.”
― Silent Spring
― Silent Spring
“You don’t think he’s our man?” asked Adam. It occurred to him that Ramsbottom was not exactly forthcoming with information.
“I didn’t say that,” Ramsbottom said. “In fact he is behaving very cautiously indeed, which makes me feel very suspicious.”
“He has probably figured out that you are following him,” said Adam. “One can hardly fail to notice you hanging around all the time.”
“That may be so,” said Ramsbottom.
“Can’t you get a disguise or something?” asked Adam. “So he does not recognise you.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
“I didn’t say that,” Ramsbottom said. “In fact he is behaving very cautiously indeed, which makes me feel very suspicious.”
“He has probably figured out that you are following him,” said Adam. “One can hardly fail to notice you hanging around all the time.”
“That may be so,” said Ramsbottom.
“Can’t you get a disguise or something?” asked Adam. “So he does not recognise you.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
Hyun’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Hyun’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Hyun
Lists liked by Hyun
