Sign in with Facebook
but my mind shut down, choosing instead to concentrate on the bird perched on the windowsill. He could fly away whenever he wanted—why would he stay here? I would fly away. I would soar above everything, choose what I really wanted for my
...more
“Writers should find out where joy resides and give it a voice. Every bright word or picture is a piece of pleasure set afloat. The reader catches it, and he goes on his way rejoicing. It's the business of art to send him that way as often as possible.”
― Under the Wide and Starry Sky
― Under the Wide and Starry Sky
“Words were different when they lived inside of you.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“I hated being volunteered. The problem with my life was that it was someone else's idea.”
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
― Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
“A chronic invalid has but one thought about his identity: He doesn't want to be a sick man. The rest of the discussion seems frivolous to him-an immense privilege of the healthy. Still, I'm a novelist, and so I pursue it.”
―
―
“Every human being makes mistakes and does things they’re not proud of. They can be everyday, or they can be catastrophic. And the unfortunate truth of being human is that we all have moments of indifference to other people’s suffering. To me, that’s the central thing that allows crime to happen: indifference to other people’s suffering. If you’re stealing from someone, if you’re hurting them physically, if you’re selling them a product that you know will hurt them—the thing that allows a person to do that is that they somehow convince themselves that that’s not relevant to them. We all do things that we’re not proud of, even though they might not have as terrible consequences.”
― Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
― Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
Chronically Ill and Stuck in Bed
— 45 members
— last activity Apr 21, 2017 10:07PM
Tired of staring at the walls? Tired of talking about your illness? Well grab a book, any book, and let's get something to talk about! We have book cl ...more
Tracey’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tracey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
402 books
|
24 friends
100 books
|
56 friends
334 books
|
106 friends
7 books
|
18 friends
12 books
|
34 friends
0 books
|
110 friends
33 books
|
9 friends
25 books
|
12 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Tracey
Lists liked by Tracey
