Tracy

Tracy’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (599)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (245)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
2026-reads‎ (3)
ebooks‎ (127)
read-in-2012‎ (35)
2014-reads‎ (13)
before-2008‎ (12)
for-em‎ (11)

2013-reads‎ (10)
apr-2011‎ (10)
emily-s-list-2012‎ (10)
jan-2011‎ (9)
mar-2010-read‎ (9)
may-2011-read‎ (9)
feb-2010-read‎ (8)
feb-2011‎ (8)
oct-2010-read‎ (8)
sept-2010-read‎ (8)

july-2010-read‎ (7)
july-2011‎ (7)
march-2011‎ (7)
apr-2010‎ (6)
aug-2011‎ (6)
june-2010-read‎ (6)
may-2010-read‎ (6)
2015-reads‎ (5)
jan-2010-read‎ (5)
june-2011‎ (5)

aug-2010-read‎ (4)
nov-2010-read‎ (3)
sept-2011‎ (3)
2016-reads‎ (2)
nov-2011‎ (2)
oct-2011‎ (2)
dec-2010‎ (1)
dec-2011‎ (1)

Stats | More…

“Her name rang in Will's mind like the chime of a bell; he wondered if any other name on earth had such an inescapable resonance to it. She couldn't have been named something awful, could she, like Mildred. He couldn't imagine lying awake at night, staring up at the ceiling while invisible voices whispered 'Mildred' in his ears. But Tessa--”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

309 likes

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.”
― J.K. Rowling, Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

tags: magic

2611 likes

“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

tags: books, power-of-words

1709 likes