Sign in with Facebook
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
―
―
“Before I go," he said, and paused -- "I may kiss her?"
It was remembered afterwards that when he bent down and touched her face with his lips, he murmured some words. The child, who was nearest to him, told them afterwards, and told her grandchildren when she was a handsome old lady, that she heard him say, "A life you love.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
It was remembered afterwards that when he bent down and touched her face with his lips, he murmured some words. The child, who was nearest to him, told them afterwards, and told her grandchildren when she was a handsome old lady, that she heard him say, "A life you love.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
“Every ant knows the formula of its ant-hill,
every bee knows the formula of its beehive.
They know it in their own way, not in our way.
Only humankind does not know its own formula.”
―
every bee knows the formula of its beehive.
They know it in their own way, not in our way.
Only humankind does not know its own formula.”
―
“All through it, I have known myself to be quite undeserving. And yet I have had the weakness, and have still the weakness, to wish you to know with what a sudden mastery you kindled me, heap of ashes that I am, into fire- a fire, however, inseparable in its nature from myself, quickening nothing, lighting nothing, doing no service, idly burning away.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“Filled with rapture, his soul yearned for freedom, space, vastness. Over him the heavenly dome, full of quiet, shining stars, hung boundlessly. From the zenith to the horizon the still-dim Milky Way stretched its double strand. Night, fresh and quiet, almost unstirring, enveloped the earth. The white towers and golden domes of the church gleamed in the sapphire sky. The luxuriant autumn asleep till morning. The silence of the earth seemed to merge with the silence of the heavens and the mystery of the earth touched the mystery of the stars.”
―
―
Ayesha’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ayesha’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
617 books
|
70 friends
509 books
|
110 friends
461 books
|
345 friends
1,504 books
|
106 friends
1,175 books
|
478 friends
1,566 books
|
918 friends
68 books
|
37 friends
161 books
|
15 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ayesha
Lists liked by Ayesha
