“I learned that the world didn't see the inside of you, that it didn't care a whit about the hopes and dreams, and sorrows, that lay masked by skin and bone. It was as simple, as absurd, and as cruel as that.”
― And the Mountains Echoed
― And the Mountains Echoed
“I had forgotten how gently time passes in Paris. As lively as the city is, there’s a stillness to it, a peace that lures you in. In Paris, with a glass of wine in your hand, you can just be.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Perhaps that’s why I find myself looking backward. The past has a clarity I can no longer see in the present.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Books are the best means—private, discreet, reliable—of overcoming reality.”
― In Other Words: A Memoir
― In Other Words: A Memoir
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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