“After the bare requisites to living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who writes dirty words in a public toilet to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do.”
― The Pastures of Heaven
― The Pastures of Heaven
“I love mankind, he said, "but I find to my amazement that the more I love mankind as a whole, the less I love man in particular.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“We are not our own any more than what we possess is our own. We did not make ourselves, we cannot be supreme over ourselves. We are not our own masters.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
— 86322 members
— last activity 1 hour, 24 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Anna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Anna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Science, and Self help
Polls voted on by Anna
Lists liked by Anna




















