Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.”
― Wild Geese
― Wild Geese
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.”
―
―
“There are things you can’t reach. But
You can reach out to them, and all day long.
The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god.
And it can keep you busy as anything else, and happier.
I look; morning to night I am never done with looking.
Looking I mean not just standing around, but standing around
As though with your arms open.”
―
You can reach out to them, and all day long.
The wind, the bird flying away. The idea of god.
And it can keep you busy as anything else, and happier.
I look; morning to night I am never done with looking.
Looking I mean not just standing around, but standing around
As though with your arms open.”
―
“Emerson, I am trying to live, as you said we must, the examined life. But there are days I wish there was less in my head to examine, not to speak of the busy heart.”
― Red Bird
― Red Bird
“How I go to the wood
Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single
friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
unsuitable.
I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds
or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of
praying, as you no doubt have yours.
Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit
on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds,
until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost
unhearable sound of the roses singing.
If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love
you very much.”
― Swan: Poems and Prose Poems
Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single
friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
unsuitable.
I don’t really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds
or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of
praying, as you no doubt have yours.
Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit
on the top of a dune as motionless as an uprise of weeds,
until the foxes run by unconcerned. I can hear the almost
unhearable sound of the roses singing.
If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love
you very much.”
― Swan: Poems and Prose Poems
Lancelot’s Roundtable Book Club
— 60 members
— last activity Apr 06, 2024 03:23PM
He friends! Let's read through my to-read pile with one another. It tends to motivate me, having travel buddies. Therefore whatever I plan to read wi ...more
Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,257 books
|
67 friends
230 books
|
24 friends
398 books
|
67 friends
988 books
|
35 friends
124 books
|
87 friends
1,467 books
|
75 friends
98 books
|
8 friends
267 books
|
34 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Book Club, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Philosophy, Religion, Self help, Spirituality, Travel, and Young-adult
Polls voted on by Alex
Lists liked by Alex