Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Greg Hernandez
https://www.goodreads.com/thedez
Broken River
by
It used to feel like something, finishing a book. She would time it, announce its proximity to completion, create an opportunity for celebration. Champagne would be chilling in the refrigerator, or reservations made for someplace nice to
...more
It’s not always like this butI love the way Lennon describes the diminishing returns of artistic process.
“Why do the skeletons dance so ecstatically, I wonder. Is it the fall of the world? Is it the dance of death which has been so often heralded? To see millions of skeletons dancing in the snow while the city founders is an awesome sight.”
― Tropic of Capricorn
― Tropic of Capricorn
“THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN EMPTY SPACE OR AN EMPTY TIME. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SEE, SOMETHING TO HEAR. IN FACT, TRY AS WE MAY TO MAKE A SILENCE, WE CANNOT.”
― You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation
― You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation
“Forgiveness lives alone and far off down the road, but bitterness and art are close, gossipy neighbors, sharing the same clothesline, hanging out their things, getting their laundry confused.”
― Self-Help
― Self-Help
“Music ultimately left him unstirred. Like a god irritated with his own tinkerings. Despite his talent, or perhaps because of it, he heard only the machinery, the clanking and spitting. He felt nothing. No compassion.”
― Self-Help
― Self-Help
“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.”
―
―
#BannedAThon Readathon 2023!
— 19 members
— last activity Aug 31, 2023 08:35AM
This is the official #BannedAThon group. Both the readathon and group were created by Jessica from 'ADH-Dream' / 'Steam Powered Pixie' on YouTube. The ...more
Greg’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Greg’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
738 books
|
61 friends
2,478 books
|
174 friends
2,059 books
|
5,001 friends
390 books
|
57 friends
1,922 books
|
194 friends
1,073 books
|
484 friends
592 books
|
37 friends
318 books
|
187 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Greg
Lists liked by Greg