“We always imagine eternity as something beyond our conception, something vast, vast! But why must it be vast? Instead of all that, what if it’s one little room, like a bath-house in the country, black and grimy and spiders in every corner,
...more
“Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give a plastic form to formless things, and to have a music of their own as sweet as that of viol or of lute. Mere words! Was there anything so real as words?”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
―
―
“All thinking men are atheists.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
The Chennai Book Club
— 3138 members
— last activity Dec 26, 2025 07:42PM
This is a place where readers from Chennai can discuss, share and exchange books. We also have monthly meet-ups, usually held on the penultimate Sund ...more
Ajith’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ajith’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ajith
Lists liked by Ajith





























