Sign in with Facebook
“If I'd learnt one thing from travelling, it was that the way to get things done was to go ahead and do them. DOn't talk about going to Borneo. Book a ticket, get a vida, pack a bag, and it just happens.”
― The Beach
― The Beach
“One night i rode home - it was a confession - and i came staggering across the yard and i fell into the rosebush and crawled up the stairs on my hands and knees and i was sick on the floor beside my bed. In the morning I tried to tell him I was sorry, and do you know what he said? 'Why, Tom, you were just jolly'. 'Jolly,' if I did it. A drunken man didn't crawl home. Just Jolly”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“now it becomes clear that he's one of those people who is fastidious about his personal appearance but secretly skivenly about everything else”
― The Time Traveler's Wife
― The Time Traveler's Wife
“You fish, swim, eat, laze around, and everyone's so friendly. It's such simple stuff, but... If i could stop the world and restart life, put the clock back, i think I'd restart it like this. For everyone.”
― The Beach
― The Beach
“I biked over to my dad's flat and emotionally blackmailed him into lending me enough cash to leave the country.
On that trip I learnt something very inmortant. Escape through travel works. Almost from the moment i boarded my flight, life in England became meaningless. Seat-belt signs lit up, problems switched off. Broken armrests took precedence over broken hearts. By the time the plane was airborne I'd forgotten England even existed.”
― The Beach
On that trip I learnt something very inmortant. Escape through travel works. Almost from the moment i boarded my flight, life in England became meaningless. Seat-belt signs lit up, problems switched off. Broken armrests took precedence over broken hearts. By the time the plane was airborne I'd forgotten England even existed.”
― The Beach
Georgina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Georgina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
319 books
|
1 friend
235 books
|
18 friends
0 books
|
3 friends
15 books
|
44 friends
314 books
|
37 friends
Polls voted on by Georgina
Lists liked by Georgina
