“We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.”
― The Pilgrimage
― The Pilgrimage
“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.”
― Hear the Wind Sing
― Hear the Wind Sing
“There is more than one kind of freedom," said Aunt Lydia. "Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don't underrate it.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
Arianna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Arianna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Mystery, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, and Young-adult
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