Ellen B

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Ellen.


All the Colors We...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Loading...
Trevor Noah
“Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else's language, even if it's just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them, 'I understand that you have a culture and identity that exists beyond me. I see you as a human being”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Rachel Hartman
“However strenuously the world pulls us apart, however long the absence, we are not changed for being dashed upon the rocks. I knew you then, I know you now, I shall know you again when you come home.”
Rachel Hartman, Shadow Scale

Paul W. Brand
“Find a person once deeply involved in church who has chosen to leave it, and you will likely hear that something harsh obtruded into that person's faith. Perhaps it was some Christians' judgmental attitude about a marriage situation. How many divorced people have left the church when made to feel like second-class citizens? Or perhaps it was disapproval of a habit, like smoking. Having treated emphysema and removed cancerous lungs, I hate smoking. And I hate what divorce does to its victims, especially the children. But I must not allow my views on smoking or divorce to drive people away. For a model, I must look to Jesus, who opposed the sin but loved the sinner. Though he openly declared God's laws, somehow he conveyed them with such love that he became known as the friend of sinners.”
Paul W. Brand, Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Trevor Noah
“In America you had the forced removal of the native onto reservations coupled with slavery followed by segregation. Imagine all three of those things happening to the same group of people at the same time. That was apartheid.”
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Richard  Adams
“When several creatures, men or animals, have worked together to overcome something offering resistance and have at last succeeded, there follows often a pause, as though they felt the propriety of paying respect to the adversary who has put up so good a fight. The great tree falls, splitting, cracking, rushing down in leaves to the final, shuddering blow along the ground. Then the foresters are silent, and do not at once sit down. After hours, the deep snowdrift has been cleared and the lorry is ready to take the men home out of the cold. But they stand a while, leaning on their spades and only nodding unsmilingly as the car-drivers go through, waving their thanks.”
Richard Adams, Watership Down

596 Audiobooks — 16316 members — last activity 35 minutes ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more
152441 Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26877 members — last activity 15 hours, 48 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
53809 Around the World — 1895 members — last activity Feb 09, 2026 03:27PM
Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more
25x33 Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Virtual Reading Group — 139 members — last activity Dec 24, 2019 03:57PM
This is a group dedicated to the sacred reading of the Harry Potter series for those who were inspired by HPST podcast (harrypottersacredtext.com) It ...more
224423 Reading Glasses - Fan Group — 3604 members — last activity Nov 29, 2025 01:20PM
A group for readers who listen to the 'Reading Glasses' podcast - our own little community!! ...more
More of Ellen’s groups…
year in books
Tara (d...
1,150 books | 103 friends

Papercuts1
1,200 books | 33 friends

Núria A...
464 books | 120 friends

Annie
862 books | 140 friends

Idelett...
272 books | 297 friends

Xe Sands
542 books | 306 friends

Shelley...
152 books | 13 friends

Heather...
443 books | 497 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Ellen

Lists liked by Ellen