“People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Once, in my father's bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. Those first images, the echo of words we think we have left behind, accompany us throughout our lives and sculpt a palace in our memory to which, sooner or later—no matter how many books we read, how many worlds we discover, or how much we learn or forget—we will return.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
The DeFranco Book Club
— 4535 members
— last activity Nov 11, 2024 09:35PM
Lets read lots of books together before our brains turn to mush. Delicious delicious mush. #1) Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell #2) The Art of Racing in ...more
Chandler’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Chandler’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Chandler
Lists liked by Chandler






















