Somehow grasping at vanishing snowflakes is like grasping at happiness; an act of possession which instantly gives way to nothing. It
“Theo, one of the hardest things to admit is that we weren’t loved when we needed it most. It’s a terrible feeling, the pain of not being loved.’ She was right, of course. I had”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“this, my job as a lecturer means that I talk for a living. But you can be silent and loud at the same time, it turns out.”
― Notes to Self
― Notes to Self
“But as people say – are you gonna curse the darkness or light a candle? So let me ask you again: what are you going to do about it?”
― I Am Pilgrim
― I Am Pilgrim
“But in informing me that I look youthful, or that I don’t understand because I’m too naive, or asking me if I’m a student when I am clearly a tenured lecturer, these men strip from me more than a decade of professional experience and expertise. The so-called compliment is, in fact, an instant demotion.”
― Notes to Self
― Notes to Self
“But my mental health, it turns out, is my responsibility. I probably don’t need to tell you that, but I did need to tell myself. And once I realised that, I wondered why I would ever leave it in the hands of strangers to decide my value.”
― Notes to Self
― Notes to Self
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