Melissa

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Melissa.


Loading...
Erica Jong
“I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....”
Erica Jong

W.B. Yeats
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
William Butler Yeats

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
Oscar Wilde

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip
“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
Ray Bradbury

Gabriel García Márquez
“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

121177 CPL's Book a Week Challenge — 308 members — last activity Oct 29, 2024 07:32AM
Chesapeake Public Library's group for Book a Week. If you challenge yourself to read a book a week at the end of the year, you'll have read 52 books ...more
179584 Our Shared Shelf — 223288 members — last activity Dec 16, 2025 12:22AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
869742 Happier Podcast Book Club — 1780 members — last activity May 28, 2023 01:09PM
Nothing makes me happier than reading a great book -- unless it's the chance to talk to other people who've loved that book as well. Elizabeth and I ...more
year in books
Shannon...
436 books | 57 friends

Sue
Sue
1,084 books | 70 friends

Christina
809 books | 47 friends

Rebecca...
514 books | 132 friends

Emily D...
267 books | 36 friends

Sandra ...
1,681 books | 180 friends

Kristen...
175 books | 52 friends

Elizabeth
476 books | 11 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Melissa

Lists liked by Melissa