John Barron

John’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (223)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
historical-novel‎ (76)
mystery‎ (53)
english-mystery‎ (36)
thriller‎ (27)
suspense‎ (26)
history‎ (23)
romance‎ (23)
adventure‎ (20)

crime‎ (20)
moral-dilemma‎ (20)
suspense-thriller‎ (20)
biography‎ (17)
philosophical‎ (16)
meaning-of-life‎ (14)
world-war-ii‎ (14)
nature‎ (13)
fantasy‎ (11)
intrigue‎ (11)
philosophy‎ (11)
woman‎ (11)

character-driven‎ (9)
enironment‎ (8)
nautical‎ (8)
science-fiction‎ (8)
wordl-war-ii‎ (8)
humorous‎ (6)
life-challenge‎ (6)
scotland‎ (6)
politics‎ (4)
racist-south‎ (4)
sci-fi‎ (4)
science‎ (4)

american-indian-culture‎ (3)
coming-of-age‎ (3)
dystopian‎ (3)
espionage‎ (3)
india‎ (3)
paranormal‎ (3)
pirates‎ (3)
action‎ (2)
china‎ (2)
climate-change‎ (2)
conspiracy‎ (2)
covid‎ (2)

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John’s Quotes

“I was upset. But I'm not any more. You have to look forward in life.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro, When We Were Orphans

tags: life

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“The important thing isn't proving you can achieve a goal, but living every moment along the way, even the side trips”
― Lisa Wingate, Wildwood Creek

tags: goals-in-life

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“Life is not perfect, individuals will always be flawed, but empathy – the sheer inability to see those around them as anything other than people too – conquers all, in the end.”
― Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time

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“I'm not telling you that everything will be all right,' he said. I'm telling you I understand how horrible it feels to be able to do nothing.”
― Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

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“The cheap knick-knack in his hands now carried with it a sentiment of the present he would cherish, and a reminder of the past he would always loathe. Only the finest art could accomplish both those things at once.”
― Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

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