“As Aristocleia raised her cup to toast Xanthippus, her gown slipped from her shoulders, exquisite as Aphrodite’s, and flowed like the water that slid over her naked breasts when she allowed him to watch her bathe. It was wonderful to possess a gem of a woman. It made a man feel beautiful and godlike himself, briefly.”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“Apparently, covered mirrors protect one from seeing the morbid grief on one's own face. Or glimpsing a loved one's ghost over one's shoulder.”
― Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne
― Madame Pommery, Creator of Brut Champagne
“The minute the door was opened, she wished she had made some excuse not to see them. Victor was sitting by the bed, and the tender expression on his face as he looked down at his wife and latest child, made something violent and jealous jump in Penelope's heart. She could have murdered Ethan for shutting the door loudly behind them, interrupting their intimacy.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing
“She knew that she had wandered into the land of truth, where the body goes while the soul is elsewhere.”
― The Mists of Avalon
― The Mists of Avalon
“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
Many’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Many’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Polls voted on by Many
Lists liked by Many



































