to-read
(668)
currently-reading (2)
read (200)
did-not-finish (2)
interested-in (177)
fiction (37)
kindle (30)
childrens-young-adult (28)
comics-and-graphic-novels (27)
japanese (18)
non-fiction (16)
currently-reading (2)
read (200)
did-not-finish (2)
interested-in (177)
fiction (37)
kindle (30)
childrens-young-adult (28)
comics-and-graphic-novels (27)
japanese (18)
non-fiction (16)
manga-manhwa
(12)
murakami (12)
plays (12)
classics (10)
audible (9)
favorites (8)
magical-realism (7)
philosophy (6)
sci-fi (6)
horror (4)
mishima (4)
murakami (12)
plays (12)
classics (10)
audible (9)
favorites (8)
magical-realism (7)
philosophy (6)
sci-fi (6)
horror (4)
mishima (4)
“What is our life: (Pause.) it’s looking forward or it’s looking back. And that’s our life. That’s it. Where is the moment?”
― Glengarry Glen Ross
― Glengarry Glen Ross
“How can I be secure? (Pause.) Through amassing wealth beyond all measure? No. And what’s beyond measure? That’s a sickness. That’s a trap. There is no measure. Only greed.”
― Glengarry Glen Ross
― Glengarry Glen Ross
“Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Do you think music has the power to change people? Like you listen to a piece and go through some major change inside?”
Oshima nodded.“Sure, that can happen. We have an experience—like a chemical reaction—that transforms something inside us. When we examine ourselves later on, we discover that all the standards we’ve lived by have shot up another notch and the world’s opened up in unexpected ways. Yes, I’ve had that experience. Not often, but it has happened. It’s like falling in love.”
― Kafka on the Shore
Oshima nodded.“Sure, that can happen. We have an experience—like a chemical reaction—that transforms something inside us. When we examine ourselves later on, we discover that all the standards we’ve lived by have shot up another notch and the world’s opened up in unexpected ways. Yes, I’ve had that experience. Not often, but it has happened. It’s like falling in love.”
― Kafka on the Shore
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
David ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at David ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by David
Lists liked by David



























