Mark Clark Jr

Add friend

http://www.markandcrystal.net

https://www.goodreads.com/markclarkjr

Mark’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (129)

currently-reading‎ (0)

read‎ (582)

did-not-finish‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Mark’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for On Looking: A Walker's Guide to the Art of Observation

On Looking: A Walker's Guide to the Art of Observation by Alexandra Horowitz

1 highlight

At the steps to our building, my son roared in recognition and prepared himself to step up. I looked at this small, wondrous boy facing a too-high stair and lifting his knee to his chin to climb it. I held his hand tighter. This was a walk ...more

Mark’s Quotes

“Some people knew how to kill a conversation. Cura, on the other hand, could make it wish it had never been born.”
― Nicholas Eames, Bloody Rose

26 likes

“You want a thing when you can't have it. When you get it you suddenly sprout doubts. Then when you think you might lose it you find you need it worse than ever.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Half the World

19 likes

“Even if you are a pompous ass with no respect for authority, you're worth fifty men, and I mean to see you in my army."

"That was an incredibly backhanded compliment."

"I meant every word.”
― Brian McClellan, The Crimson Campaign

21 likes

“It's always the books you don't have that call to you, you know that. Not the ones on your shelf. They can wait.”
― Mark Lawrence, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

tags: books, collecting-books, the-book-that-wouldn-t-burn

64 likes

“At what point have you ever gotten the impression that there are good people in the royal cabal?"

"You've given me that impression. Yes. You have."

"Well, get past it. Because I'm not a good man. Not in the slightest. I just pay my debts.”
― Brian McClellan, The Crimson Campaign

6 likes

More of Mark’s quotes…