“This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“What we did, what every president since Washington has done, was provide a measured, appropriate response, in direct relation to a realistic threat assessment.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Somebody always had to pay, and he was glad it was not going to be him. Meanwhile he had managed to ruin the perfect marriage by turning Dick into a crayfish and making Rachael think that he had run off with another woman.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
“... agora sei que o nosso mundo não e mais permanente do que uma onda a erguer-se no oceano. E quaisquer que sejam as nossas lutas e triunfos, como quer que os possamos sofrer, muito rapidamente se dissolvem todos numa aguada, como tinta de pintar no papel”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“And that, after all, is how it ended.
Quietly.
In a world muffled by the gentle, forgiving hand of snow.”
― The Magician's Elephant
Quietly.
In a world muffled by the gentle, forgiving hand of snow.”
― The Magician's Elephant
Xiao’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Xiao’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Paranormal and Psychology
Polls voted on by Xiao
Lists liked by Xiao



























