In my multifold years of life, I have learned that most people get along as best they can. They don’t intend to hurt anyone. It is merely a terrible by-product of surviving.
“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” – Oscar Wilde”
― Rachel's Folly
― Rachel's Folly
“We know that man has the faculty of becoming completely absorbed in a subject however trivial it may be, and that there is no subject so trivial that it will not grow to infinite proportions if one’s entire attention is devoted to it. The”
― War and Peace
― War and Peace
“this was his single greatest quality: he made everybody feel dear. And the sad truth of this world is that not many people feel that way, and not much of the time. I”
― Ask Him Why
― Ask Him Why
“one of the paradoxes of life. You can’t have it all. You can have some of this and some of that or all of this and none of that. We make the trade-offs we think are best at the time.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
“So if you run around putting a pillow under people to cushion their fall . . . well, I’m just not sure it’s quite the favor we think it is.”
― Take Me with You
― Take Me with You
Renee Thompson’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Renee Thompson’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Polls voted on by Renee Thompson
Lists liked by Renee Thompson




















