“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“Still, what I want in my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled—
to cast aside the weight of facts
and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world.”
―
is to be willing
to be dazzled—
to cast aside the weight of facts
and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world.”
―
“Time is the longest distance between two places.”
― The Glass Menagerie
― The Glass Menagerie
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.”
―
―
Austen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Austen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Austen
Lists liked by Austen









