Sign in with Facebook
“Even potted plants got to be a responsibility, like everything else you took care of that couldn’t make decisions for itself.”
― The Summer Book
― The Summer Book
“quoted from that book of cowardice whose author apes the name of common sense.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“To the sick man sweet water tastes bitter in the mouth.”
― City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
― City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
“All those who have travelled through life gathering stories and in old age choose to earn their keep by telling them are suddenly hit by the real meaning of incidents that lay buried somewhere. And then they pause and wonder. Wonder and pause”
― 1857 The Real Story of the Great Uprising
― 1857 The Real Story of the Great Uprising
“Robert Sternberg, the present-day guru of intelligence, writes that the major factor in whether people achieve expertise “is not some fixed prior ability, but purposeful engagement.” Or, as his forerunner Binet recognized, it’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.”
― Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
― Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
Adhir’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Adhir’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
809 books
|
317 friends
57 books
|
55 friends
3 books
|
88 friends
0 books
|
169 friends
8 books
|
9 friends
63 books
|
109 friends
17 books
|
24 friends
71 books
|
30 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Adhir
Lists liked by Adhir
