To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don’t pay the price day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an
...more
Dondie Mar liked this
“Bea says that the art of reading is slowly dying, that it's an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce by the day.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“One of the pitfalls of childhood is that one doesn't have to understand something to feel it. By the time the mind is able to comprehend what has happened, the wounds of the heart are already too deep.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Fools talk, cowards are silent, wise men listen.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Making money isn't hard in itself... What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one’s life to.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
Micah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Micah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Micah
Lists liked by Micah
































