180 books
—
1,688 voters
maria
https://www.goodreads.com/amydunneisaswiftie
“Words are like seeds, I think, planted into our hearts at a tender age. They take root in us as we grow, settling deep into our souls. The good words plant well. They flourish and find homes in our hearts. They build trunks around our spines, steadying us when we’re feeling most flimsy; planting our feet firmly when we’re feeling most unsure. But the bad words grow poorly. Our trunks infest and spoil until we are hollow and housing the interests of others and not our own. We are forced to eat the fruit those words have borne, held hostage by the branches growing arms around our necks, suffocating us to death, one word at a time.”
― Ignite Me
― Ignite Me
“He pauses, and I know he is about to lie. The worst feeling: when you just have to wait and prepare yourself for the lie.”
― Gone Girl
― Gone Girl
“And we are quotation marks, inverted and upside down, clinging to one another at the end of this life sentence. Trapped by lives we did not choose.”
― Ignite Me
― Ignite Me
“We spend too much time teaching girls to worry about what boys think of them. But the reverse is not the case. We don’t teach boys to care about being likable. We spend too much time telling girls that they cannot be angry or aggressive or tough, which is bad enough, but then we turn around and either praise or excuse men for the same reasons. All over the world, there are so many magazine articles and books telling women what to do, how to be and not to be, in order to attract or please men. There are far fewer guides for men about pleasing women.”
― We Should All Be Feminists
― We Should All Be Feminists
maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by maria
Lists liked by maria






































