80 ratings (3.18 avg)
3 reviews

Laís

Add friend

https://www.goodreads.com/laisgomes

Laís’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (497)

currently-reading‎ (0)

read‎ (84)

dnf‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Laís’s Quotes

“You did not carry yourself
away from pain
to become pain itself.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

22 likes

“Stay away
from men who peel the skin
of other women, forcing you to
wear them.”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

33 likes

“(...) o que era bom ficou para trás, muito para trás, e ele passou adiante, sem dar por isso.
Ah, é demasiado tarde para voltar; atrás dele aumento o fragor da multidão que o segue, impelida pela mesma ilusão, mas ainda invisível na branca estrada deserta.”
― Dino Buzzati, The Tartar Steppe

0 likes

“forcing manhood
on boys with skin
still made of
silk and mother's love
is cruel”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

9 likes

“1. You must let the pain visit.
2. You must allow it teach you
3. You must not allow it overstay.

(Three routes to healing)”
― Ijeoma Umebinyuo, Questions for Ada

tags: healing, moving-forward, pain

146 likes

More of Laís’s quotes…

recent posts
Laís’s Groups

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13215 members — last activity 14 hours, 50 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

Ink and Paper Blog — 656 members — last activity Jul 25, 2019 04:10PM
Hello Everyone - This group will focus on the topics that I bring up on my Booktube channel. Let's discuss books, books and more books. My YouTube C ...more