Sign in with Facebook
4,327 books
—
7,891 voters
solitary. She knew how to hit to a hair's-breadth that moment of evening when the light and the darkness are so evenly balanced that the constraint of day and the suspense of night neutralize each other, leaving absolute mental liberty.
“Some people, some events, make you lose your head. They're like guillotines, cutting your life in two, the dead and the alive, the before and after.”
― Swimming in the Dark
― Swimming in the Dark
“Most of us can hide our greatest hurts and longings. It’s how we survive each day. We pretend the pain isn’t there, that we are made of scars instead of wounds.”
― King of Scars
― King of Scars
“I walk and walk with cold hands.
Back at the house it is filled with longing,
nothing to carry longing away.
I look back over my life.
I try to find analogies.
There are none.
I have longed for people before, I have loved people before.
Not like this.
It was not this.”
―
Back at the house it is filled with longing,
nothing to carry longing away.
I look back over my life.
I try to find analogies.
There are none.
I have longed for people before, I have loved people before.
Not like this.
It was not this.”
―
“Selfish. Growing into yourself is nothing but that.”
― Swimming in the Dark
― Swimming in the Dark
“It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.”
―
―
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 26814 members
— last activity 46 minutes 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
Rachel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rachel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5,626 books
|
1,133 friends
3,581 books
|
1,680 friends
593 books
|
656 friends
872 books
|
252 friends
900 books
|
98 friends
1,461 books
|
1,002 friends
2,279 books
|
128 friends
776 books
|
49 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Rachel
Lists liked by Rachel
