“Deep is the chasm between the centuries, but by bridging it a man may return home.”
― The Normans
― The Normans
“When insolvent, pack minimally, with a valise tough enough to be thrown onto a London pavement from a first- or second-floor window. Insist on hotel rooms no higher.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Sitting calmly on a ship in fair weather is not a metaphor for having faith; but when the ship has sprung a leak, then enthusiastically to keep the ship afloat by pumping and not to seek the harbor--that is the metaphor for having faith. (Concluding Unscientific Postscript)”
―
―
“My books kept me from loneliness, all my life.”
― Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
― Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma
“But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive: for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”
― Middlemarch
― Middlemarch
A Wheel Of Time Read Along
— 174 members
— last activity Feb 06, 2021 08:22PM
14 books. 14 months. Join us as we read one book a month of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, starting with Eye of the World. We begin March 1st and will ...more
The Booker Tea Reading Group
— 19 members
— last activity Nov 06, 2021 10:30AM
The Booker Tea Reading Group meets monthly to discuss award-winning and notable literature from across the globe, with an emphasis on works that illum ...more
Lynn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lynn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Lynn
Lists liked by Lynn

















































