76,081 books
—
282,668 voters
“There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious—makes you so sick at heart—that you can't take part. You can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all.”
―
―
“Many people hear voices when no one is there. Some of them are called mad and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called writers and they do pretty much the same thing.”
―
―
“The ninety and nine are with dreams, content, but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true.”
―
―
“My people are few. They resemble the scattering trees of a storm-swept plain...There was a time when our people covered the land as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor, but that time long since passed away with the greatness of tribes that are now but a mournful memory.”
― Chief Seattle's Speech (1854)
― Chief Seattle's Speech (1854)
500 Essential Graphic Novels
— 234 members
— last activity Nov 08, 2012 06:39AM
A group for anyone reading the recommendations of 500 Essential Graphic Novels by Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Whether you're dipping in here or there, or tr ...more
What's the Name of That Book???
— 119578 members
— last activity 2 hours, 3 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Cara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Cara
Lists liked by Cara


























