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“Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.”
― A Storm of Swords
― A Storm of Swords
“Do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial.”
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“Death would hurt only for a moment, which was not so bad when one considered how much, and for how long, life hurt.”
― The Sympathizer
― The Sympathizer
“Only then (nearly out the door, so to speak) did I realize how unspeakably beautiful all of this was, how precisely engineered for our pleasure, and saw that I was on the brink of squandering a wondrous gift, the gift of being allowed, every day, to wander this vast sensual paradise, this grand marketplace lovingly stocked with every sublime thing.”
― Lincoln in the Bardo
― Lincoln in the Bardo
“In writing. Don't use adjectives which merely tell us how you want us to feel about the thing you are describing. I mean, instead of telling us a thing was "terrible," describe it so that we'll be terrified. Don't say it was "delightful"; make us say "delightful" when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers, "Please will you do my job for me."
[Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”
― Letters to Children
[Letter to Joan Lancaster, 26 June 1956]”
― Letters to Children
Zach’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Zach’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Classics, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Horror, Psychology, and Science fiction
Polls voted on by Zach
Lists liked by Zach
