

“Tobacco’s a killer,” Kafuku said. “Being alive is a killer, if you think about it,” Misaki said.”
― Men Without Women: Stories
― Men Without Women: Stories

“Alexander Rostov was neither scientist nor sage; but at the age of sixty-four he was wise enough to know that life does not proceed by leaps and bounds. It unfolds. At any given moment, it is the manifestation of a thousand transitions. Our faculties wax and wane, our experiences accumulate and our opinions evolve--if not glacially, then at least gradually. Such that the events of an average day are as likely to transform who we are as a pinch of pepper is to transform a stew.”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow

“,,Jak nauczyło mnie doświadczenie, obraz, jaki zakochany tworzy sobie o przedmiocie swojej miłości, nie zawsze zgodny bywa z prawdą”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations

“I've finally experienced what the poet felt. The deep sense of loss after you've met the woman you love, have made love, then said goodbye. Like you're suffocating. The same emotion hasn't changed at all in a thousand years.”
― Hombres sin mujeres
― Hombres sin mujeres

“I don't have any special talents, just an ordinary desire to live like a human being.”
― The Master and Margarita
― The Master and Margarita
Julia’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Julia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Julia
Lists liked by Julia