1,285 books
—
1,339 voters
‘Know no shame at your hungers, Gabriel. Like all in heaven above and earth below, they are the will of God.’ Jean-François drew a bottle of ink from his coat pocket, unstopped its cork. ‘And made as you are in his image, your sickness is
...more
“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.”
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
― The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
“We humans are herd animals. When several gather to browse in one spot, more will come. Few places offer more eloquent testimony to this fact than does a library, wherein our focus ensures some few books scarcely touch the shelves from the moments of their binding until the day they fall apart from overuse. Whiles all around, in sullen silence, the unloved show their spines in endless rows, aching for the touch that never comes”
―
―
“That was the secret of a happy marriage: step away from the rage.”
― Apples Never Fall
― Apples Never Fall
“A life without books is a life not lived.”
― Empire of the Vampire
― Empire of the Vampire
“That's the power of literature, you know, it can act like little love letters between two people who can only explain their feelings by pointing at other people's.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
Claire’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Claire’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Claire
Lists liked by Claire





























































