“It's not too bad when the sun's out, but the sun only comes out when it feels like coming out.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version.”
― Stranger than Fiction
― Stranger than Fiction
“I am sure there are things that can't be cured by a good bath but I can't think of one.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“There is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room. It's like watching Paris from an express caboose heading in the opposite direction--every second the city gets smaller and smaller, only you feel it's really you getting smaller and smaller and lonelier and lonelier, rushing away from all those lights and excitement at about a million miles an hour.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Beth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Beth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Book Club, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Romance, and Travel
Polls voted on by Beth
Lists liked by Beth












