Sign in with Facebook
3,959 books
—
1,291 voters
“The news did not trouble her particularly; all news was bad, like wage demands, strikes, or war, and the wise person paid no attention to it. What was important was that it was a bright, sunny day; her first narcissi were in bloom, and the daffodils behind them were already showing flower buds.”
― On the Beach
― On the Beach
“But when people talk about it they call it The Zombie Room.”
― The Zombie Room
― The Zombie Room
“Now I gazed out of my office window. Slowly the world was changing from old-gold to the deep purple which, in the words of that dreamy song Mum was fond of humming, bathes garden walls under the twinkle of starlight.”
― The Erkeley Shadows
― The Erkeley Shadows
“Tomorrows needn’t be bad. Maybe they hold the brightest of our days – the compensation for what we had never had.”
― A Dowryless Wedding
― A Dowryless Wedding
“The secret of the inner Nazorean is to place no blame, nurse no guilt, seek no redress, harbor no hatred, follow no Law, suffer no priest, and look not to an angry arrogant god, or to a messiah, but within for knowledge of Source.” At my stricken face, he softens. “As I love you, John, do you not yet know the still, small voice that sounds within? That the secret is to listen and by listening to hear? You are the secret. Know yourself and you know the All.”
― The Secret Magdalene
― The Secret Magdalene
Federico’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Federico’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
108 books
|
20 friends
136 books
|
30 friends
9 books
|
26 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Federico
Lists liked by Federico
