“past. But women never know when the curtain has fallen. They always want a sixth act, and as soon as the interest of the play is entirely over, they propose to continue it.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Above all, she loved being loved, and he had flooded her with attentions. Making her feel so often that she existed for him, he made her existence real. No, she was not alone.”
― Exile and the Kingdom
― Exile and the Kingdom
“At the same time she seemed to be recovering her roots, and the sap rose anew in her body, which was no longer trembling.”
―
―
“I'm wiser than that person. For it's likely that neither of us knows anything fine and good, but he thinks he knows something he doesn't know, whereas I, since I don't in fact know, don't think that I do either. At any rate, it seems that I'm wiser than he in just this one small way: that what I don't know, I don't think I know.”
―
―
“Then I feel, Harry, that I have given away my whole soul to some one who treats it as if it were a flower to put in his coat, a bit of decorationto charm his vanity, an ornament for a summer's day.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Kali’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kali’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Kali
Lists liked by Kali






















