Josh
https://www.goodreads.com/joshferatu
“In this single galaxy of ours there are eighty-seven thousand million suns. [...] In challenging it, you would be like ants attempting to label and classify all the grains of sand in all the deserts of the world. [...] It is a bitter thought, but you must face it. The planets you may one day possess. But the stars are not for man.”
― Childhood’s End
― Childhood’s End
“The first noble truth, suffering, represents idealism. When you look at things from an idealistic viewpoint everything sucks, as the Descendents said in the song called “Everything Sucks” (from the album Everything Sucks). Nothing can possibly live up to the ideals and fantasies you’ve created. So we suffer because things are not the way we think they ought to be. Rather than face what really is, we prefer to retreat and compare what we’re living through with the way we think it oughta be. Suffering comes from the comparison between the two.”
― Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality
― Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality
“Sometimes you don't get redeemed... Not every stain comes out. Sometimes you do something bad enough that you carry the consequences for the rest of your life and take the regrets to the grave. That's your happy ending.”
― Nemesis Games
― Nemesis Games
“If you want to believe in reincarnation, you have to believe that this life, what you're living through right now, is the afterlife. You're missing out on the afterlife you looked forward to in your last existence by worrying about your next life. This is what happens after you die.”
― Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality
― Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality
“I know," she said. "You have a stone in your heart, and some days it's so heavy there is nothing to be done. But you don't have to be alone for it. You should have come to me. I understand.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
Josh’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Josh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Biography, Comics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Horror, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Science, and Science fiction
Polls voted on by Josh
Lists liked by Josh

















