Sign in with Facebook
“Our fate is to become one, and yet many— This is not prophecy, but description.”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
“The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,” he said. “It plants words as I plant stones. The Scroll-maker is my brother. He paints the mysteries of God while I, guided by the Mother, built the new Hall as a door to heaven,” he said.”
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
― The Alchemy Fire Murder
“One thing that became very clear during my own war service is that those who are actively taking part in war-like activities very seldom hate their former enemies. The reverse is the case with a great respect developing among the veterans, even if they happened to be on opposing sides.”
― A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One
― A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One
“People are becoming more and more like pets in digital cages, where the only meaning of their lives is to consume and isolate themselves from others like themselves.”
― The Pythagorean
― The Pythagorean
“She wanted this. She wanted the marriage. She wanted the kids. She wanted the place in Brooklyn, refused to worry overmuch about the mortgage payments. She wanted the job, too. She was good at it. She strove. She outperformed others. The trick now, it seems, is to keep wanting it, the job as well as the marriage, motherhood, the stratospherically costly handbag. The trick is learning not to despise herself for her claustrophobia and disappointment”
― Day
― Day
Rod’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rod’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Rod hasn't connected with his friends on Goodreads, yet.
Polls voted on by Rod
Lists liked by Rod