6,511 books
—
8,215 voters
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Elise
https://www.goodreads.com/liseychan
“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.”
―
―
“At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done.
We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”
―
We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.”
―
“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
―
―
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
―
―
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
―
―
Elise’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elise’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
955 books
|
64 friends
3,052 books
|
302 friends
423 books
|
113 friends
99 books
|
46 friends
93 books
|
57 friends
565 books
|
118 friends
430 books
|
41 friends
32 books
|
36 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Children's, Christian, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Manga, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Self help, Spirituality, and Young-adult
Polls voted on by Elise
Lists liked by Elise