“I refuse to "look up." Optimism nauseates me. It is perverse. Since man's fall, his proper position in the universe has been one of misery.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.”
― Choke
― Choke
“The human world is made of stories, not people. The people the stories use to tell themselves are not to be blamed”
― Ghostwritten
― Ghostwritten
“He came to this country like a torch on fire and he swallowed air as he walked forward and he gave out light”
― In the Skin of a Lion
― In the Skin of a Lion
“Time is a slippery thing: lose hold of it once, and its string might sail out of your hands forever.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
Sebastian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sebastian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Sebastian
Lists liked by Sebastian




















