Sign in with Facebook
Mehrzad
https://www.goodreads.com/mehrzadjo
“It was in Spain that [my generation] learned that one can be right and yet be beaten, that force can vanquish spirit, that there are times when courage is not its own recompense. It is this, doubtless, which explains why so many, the world over, feel the Spanish drama as a personal tragedy.”
―
―
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
―
―
“Ideas are to objects as constellations are to stars [translated from Trauerspiel, 1928].”
― The Origin of German Tragic Drama
― The Origin of German Tragic Drama
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions
“There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible." The other one says, "Yeah, I know; and such small portions." Well, that's essentially how I feel about life - full of loneliness, and misery, and suffering, and unhappiness, and it's all over much too quickly.”
― Annie Hall: Screenplay
― Annie Hall: Screenplay
James Joyce Reading Group
— 324 members
— last activity Mar 12, 2026 07:18PM
A discussion group dedicated to the writings of James Joyce.
Mehrzad’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mehrzad’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,996 books
|
453 friends
168 books
|
2,856 friends
1,507 books
|
298 friends
1,266 books
|
206 friends
2,768 books
|
76 friends
411 books
|
788 friends
997 books
|
472 friends
430 books
|
1,923 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Mehrzad
Lists liked by Mehrzad
