“Physical beauty is passing - a transitory possession - but beauty of the mind, richness of the spirit, tenderness of the heart - I have all these things - aren't taken away but grow! Increase with the years!”
― A Streetcar Named Desire
― A Streetcar Named Desire
“Don't be afraid; people are so afraid; don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone...Learn at least this: What you are capable of. Let nothing stand in your way.”
― Millennium Approaches
― Millennium Approaches
“You'll find, my friend, that what you love will take you places you never dreamed you'd go.”
― Angels in America
― Angels in America
“Seven characters are too many for a ten-minute play. It'll be twenty minutes long! Fuck it. One of them is dead and the others can all talk fast.”
― Death and Taxes: Hydriotaphia and Other Plays
― Death and Taxes: Hydriotaphia and Other Plays
“One wants to move through life with elegance and grace, blossoming infrequently but with exquisite taste, and perfect timing, like a rare bloom, a zebra orchid... One wants... But one so seldom gets what one wants, does one?”
― Angels in America
― Angels in America
Our Shared Shelf
— 222859 members
— last activity Apr 26, 2026 09:17AM
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
Hope’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Hope’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Hope
Lists liked by Hope














