213 ratings (3.88 avg)
2 reviews

Cla

Add friend

Cla ’s currently-reading shelf

More…

Cla ’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (173)
currently-reading‎ (1)

read‎ (302)
did-not-finish‎ (1)

paused‎ (2)

Stats | More…

Cla is Currently Reading

Cla is currently reading

The Second Sex

by Simone de Beauvoir

bookshelves: currently-reading, paused

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Mar 21, 2026 11:35PM

“Life is a train of moods like a string of beads and as we pass through them they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world their own hue, and each shows only what lies in it's focus. To find oneself trapped in any one bead, no matter what it's hue, can be deadly.”
― Maggie Nelson, Bluets

70 likes

“Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?”
― Clarice Lispector, A Hora da Estrela

1027 likes

“Have you tried hashish, sir? No, of course you haven’t. Today, no one has time for eternity. Only children, children and drunks, not serious people like you, Professor, those on the verge of changing the world. Or am I wrong?”
― Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World

0 likes

“I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.”
― Susan Sontag

3091 likes

“But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if
evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows
disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the
shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and living beings.
Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living things just because
of your fantasy of enjoying naked light? You're stupid.”
― Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita

tags: evil, good

1563 likes

More of Cla ’s quotes…