“Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“Cowards die a thousand deaths, but the brave only die once.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“There is nothing else than now. There is neither yesterday, certainly, nor is there any tomorrow. How old must you be before you know that? There is only now, and if now is only two days, then two days is your life and everything in it will be in proportion. This is how you live a life in two days. And if you stop complaining and asking for what you never will get, you will have a good life. A good life is not measured by any biblical span.”
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
“You’ll ache. And you’re going to love it. It will crush you. And you’re still going to love all of it.”
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“The incurable optimism of the farmer who throws his seed on the ground every spring, betting it and his time against the elements, seemed inextricably to blend with the creed of her pioneer forefathers that "it is better farther on"-- only instead of farther on in space, it was farther on in time, over the horizon of the years ahead instead of the far horizon of the west.”
― The First Four Years
― The First Four Years
Kathryn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kathryn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Classics, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, and Travel
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