Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
jiyapiya
is currently reading
progress:
(20%)
"audiobook while i am stuck in hell dissecting retinas. does well to distract me from the pain of my reality" — Aug 18, 2026 01:48PM
"audiobook while i am stuck in hell dissecting retinas. does well to distract me from the pain of my reality" — Aug 18, 2026 01:48PM
“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
―
―
“What a mistake, above all, it had been to believe that I couldn't live without him, when for a long time I had not been at all certain that I was alive with him.”
― The Days of Abandonment
― The Days of Abandonment
“Because what is the face, what finally, is the skin over the flesh, a cover, a disguise, rouge for the insupportable horror of our living nature.”
― The Days of Abandonment
― The Days of Abandonment
“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
―
―
“There are millions of shayaris and ghazals and songs that spin beautiful words about what love is: fire, wine, pain," he goes on. "But that is all passion. Feeling. Love, on the other hand, is an act. A practice. A descision."
"Are you saying who you love is a choice?"
"No, no. Who you have feelings for-that is not a choice. Feelings happen whether you want them to or not. But love isn't a feeling; it's the act of planting a seed and putting in the time and care it needs to grow. It demands hard work and renewal to survive. It demands commitment. By necessity, it cannot be take lightly.”
― It All Comes Back to You: A YA Rom-Com About Exes, Their Dating Siblings, and Secrets
"Are you saying who you love is a choice?"
"No, no. Who you have feelings for-that is not a choice. Feelings happen whether you want them to or not. But love isn't a feeling; it's the act of planting a seed and putting in the time and care it needs to grow. It demands hard work and renewal to survive. It demands commitment. By necessity, it cannot be take lightly.”
― It All Comes Back to You: A YA Rom-Com About Exes, Their Dating Siblings, and Secrets
jiyapiya’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at jiyapiya’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
214 books
|
8 friends
161 books
|
13 friends
755 books
|
8 friends
248 books
|
10 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by jiyapiya
Lists liked by jiyapiya