“But it’s loving that’s the important thing, not being loved. One’s not even grateful to the people who love one; if one doesn’t love them, they only bore one.”
“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
― Pride And Prejudice
― Pride And Prejudice
“It doesn't matter what you read. What matters is you read. Whether it’s Tolstoy or Twilight, Kierkegaard or Betty and Veronica, keep reading, and don’t ever let somebody else—anybody—have a say about, or try to control, what you choose to learn from and/or escape into.”
―
―
“How do you find yourself to exist right now?”
― Existentialism For Dummies
― Existentialism For Dummies
“But many people just love to be in the midst of that poetry, to keep experiencing what’s perplexing, what’s beautiful, what’s true.”
― Poetry For Dummies
― Poetry For Dummies
“This happened not once, but twice — first with Martin Heidegger's magnum opus, Being and Time, and then with his pupil Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness. (We discuss Sartre in the next section.)”
― Existentialism For Dummies
― Existentialism For Dummies
Our Shared Shelf
— 222857 members
— last activity 1 hour, 35 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Nora Roberts Groupies
— 1995 members
— last activity Apr 24, 2026 06:05AM
This is a group for fans of Nora Roberts to discuss her books. Feel free to join in existing discussions, or create a new one if you don't see the top ...more
Stephanie Day’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Stephanie Day’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Stephanie Day
Lists liked by Stephanie Day





















































