Sign in with Facebook
1,516 books
—
10,491 voters
Elle LaMarca
https://www.goodreads.com/ellelamarca
to-read
(726)
currently-reading (4)
read (598)
maybe-want-to-read (105)
paused (28)
dnf (17)
tbr-soon-ish (9)
children-read (2)
fiction (514)
young-adult (286)
need-to-buy (282)
own-hard-copy (247)
currently-reading (4)
read (598)
maybe-want-to-read (105)
paused (28)
dnf (17)
tbr-soon-ish (9)
children-read (2)
fiction (514)
young-adult (286)
need-to-buy (282)
own-hard-copy (247)
kindle
(239)
on-writing (62)
non-fiction (230)
contemporary-fiction (93)
memoir (86)
mystery-thriller-horror (83)
audio-book (65)
poetry (65)
series (64)
favorites (56)
paranormal-magic (50)
romcom-romance (44)
on-writing (62)
non-fiction (230)
contemporary-fiction (93)
memoir (86)
mystery-thriller-horror (83)
audio-book (65)
poetry (65)
series (64)
favorites (56)
paranormal-magic (50)
romcom-romance (44)
Sometimes what you have to give is enough. Even if it’s a rock instead of a diamond.”
Raz Mihal liked this
“our anxiety and our fear need to be understood and respected, perhaps even befriended. We need to pull up a chair and sit with them, understand why they’re showing up, and ask ourselves what there is to learn.”
― Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
― Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
“I wonder will I
ever see a grape again? When I think of the vineyard
where we met in October—when you dropped a cluster
custom insisted you be kissed by a stranger—how after
the harvest we plunged into a stream so icy our palms
turned pink. It seemed our future was sealed.”
―
ever see a grape again? When I think of the vineyard
where we met in October—when you dropped a cluster
custom insisted you be kissed by a stranger—how after
the harvest we plunged into a stream so icy our palms
turned pink. It seemed our future was sealed.”
―
“Each grape she pulled off grew back again on the cluster. In the dream it was evident that the girl had spent many years at that infinite window trying to finish the cluster, and was in no hurry to so because she knew that in the last grape lay death.”
― Of Love and Other Demons
― Of Love and Other Demons
“We write our own daring endings. We craft love from heartbreak, Compassion from shame, Grace from disappointment, Courage from failure. Showing up is our power. Story is our way home. Truth is our song. We are the brave and brokenhearted. We are rising strong.”
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
― Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.
“You are but a tiny cluster upon the vines of heaven, where the grapes are worlds; yet you hold the power to ripen your bitter berries and add to the eternal vintage of cosmic sweetness if so you will.”
― Saurus
― Saurus
Elle’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elle’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
6,285 books
|
5,001 friends
694 books
|
947 friends
933 books
|
1,283 friends
1,337 books
|
9,787 friends
497 books
|
31 friends
492 books
|
3,862 friends
2,803 books
|
1,138 friends
1,441 books
|
238 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Elle
Lists liked by Elle
