Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
―
―
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
―
―
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
―
―
“
The Paradoxical Commandments
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.”
― The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council
Literary Disco
— 1326 members
— last activity Jan 28, 2025 03:45PM
A podcast all about books. Hosted by Tod Goldberg, Julia Pistell, and Rider Strong. Old books, new books, and book-related games. Occasionally, a gues ...more
Our Shared Shelf
— 222873 members
— last activity 12 hours, 26 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Books on the Nightstand
— 6112 members
— last activity 7 hours, 34 min ago
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.
Books on Tap
— 115 members
— last activity Aug 11, 2026 07:41AM
This Bloomington Public Library book club meets at 6pm on the first Monday of each month at Lil Beaver Brewery at 5 Finance Dr, Bloomington. Come jo ...more
NPL College-Age Book Group
— 7 members
— last activity Jan 18, 2016 05:26PM
A group of post-teens who get together to hang out and talk about books. We read everything from classics to literary fiction to urban fantasy to roma ...more
Kelley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kelley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,850 books
|
356 friends
587 books
|
31 friends
274 books
|
7 friends
2,583 books
|
216 friends
276 books
|
94 friends
1,450 books
|
46 friends
276 books
|
77 friends
848 books
|
30 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Kelley
Lists liked by Kelley