“Beginning your journal with something creative can help get you out of your thinking mind and into the deeper truth of your heart.”
― How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief
― How to Carry What Can't Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief
“As they say in the movies, if you want in, fine; if not, you may leave at this point, and nothing will ever be said. It is asking a lot to expect men to walk into a potentially dangerous assignment blindfolded.” Of course nobody left; the men who had been called here were not quitters. Besides, something would be said, and Davenport had a good memory. These were professional officers. One of the compensations for wearing a uniform and earning less money than an equally talented man can make in the real world is the off chance of being killed.”
― The Hunt for Red October
― The Hunt for Red October
“Reality is frequently inaccurate.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“I let the slide linger, so the audience could follow the arrows and count my tumors. “All right,” I said. “That is what it is. We can’t change it. We just have to decide how we’ll respond. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture
“WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR OURSELVES ALONE DIES WITH US; WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR OTHERS AND THE WORLD REMAINS AND IS IMMORTAL.”
― The Lost Symbol
― The Lost Symbol
Chris’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Chris’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Chris
Lists liked by Chris















