Sign in with Facebook
952 books
—
665 voters
“Who taught us to bow our heads
while waiting for trains? to touch
lumber without regret and sing privately
or not at all? To invest the season
with forgiveness and coax from it
a hopeful omen? Lord knows
the hope would heal this little fear.
But who taught us to fear?”
― The Joy Addict
while waiting for trains? to touch
lumber without regret and sing privately
or not at all? To invest the season
with forgiveness and coax from it
a hopeful omen? Lord knows
the hope would heal this little fear.
But who taught us to fear?”
― The Joy Addict
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.”
― If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
― If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
―
―
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
―
―
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
270 books
|
24 friends
928 books
|
4 friends
244 books
|
50 friends
4,215 books
|
163 friends
93 books
|
62 friends
2,459 books
|
515 friends
95 books
|
21 friends
1,385 books
|
160 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Michael
Lists liked by Michael
