“The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
“I hadn't ever thought that a man could love me in the same way that my friends love me; that I could love a man with the same commitment and care with which I love them. Maybe all this time I had been in a great marriage without even realising.”
― Everything I Know About Love
― Everything I Know About Love
“Maybe friendship is being the guardian of another person's hope. Leave it with me and I'll look after it for a while , if it feels too heavy for now.”
― Ghosts
― Ghosts
“Then he pulled out a handgun and shot me in the chest. I was standing on the lawn and I fell. The bullet hole opened wide and my heart rolled out of my rib cage and down into a flower bed. Blood gushed rhythmically from my open wound,
then from my eyes,
my ears,
my mouth.
It tasted like salt and failure. The bright red shame of being unloved soaked the grass in front of our house, the bricks of the path, the steps of the porch. My heart spasmed among the peonies like a trout.”
― We Were Liars
then from my eyes,
my ears,
my mouth.
It tasted like salt and failure. The bright red shame of being unloved soaked the grass in front of our house, the bricks of the path, the steps of the porch. My heart spasmed among the peonies like a trout.”
― We Were Liars
“Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.”
― The Lightning Thief
― The Lightning Thief
Mackenzie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mackenzie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Self help, and Thriller
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