It is a strange kind of fire, the fire of self-righteousness, which gives us such pleasure by its warmth but does so little to banish the darkness.
“You live as if you were destined to live forever, no thought of your frailty ever enters your head, of how much time has already gone by you take no heed. You squander time as if you drew from a full and abundant supply, though all the while that day which you bestow on some person or thing is perhaps your last.”
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 300702 members
— last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Broken Earth ReadAlong
— 25 members
— last activity Sep 21, 2017 10:04AM
We will be reading the "Broken Earth" series together, sharing our thoughts and enjoy this awesome, heart breaking series. ...more
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 26766 members
— last activity Nov 21, 2025 09:52AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Girls’ Night In Book Club
— 202 members
— last activity May 07, 2019 02:00AM
Join our #GNIBookClub! The Girls' Night In community votes on and reads a book every month. We discuss the work during the time period selected (usua ...more
Books & Boba
— 2746 members
— last activity Nov 19, 2025 02:57PM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more
Jess’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Jess
Lists liked by Jess
































