Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“I’m scared that out there, someday I’ll look around and realize forty years have passed and no one can see me. That I’m gone.”
― Catherine House
― Catherine House
“The rewards from detachment are great: serenity; a deep sense of peace; the ability to give and receive love in self-enhancing, energizing ways; and the freedom to find real solutions to our problems. We find the freedom to live our own lives without excessive feelings of guilt about, or responsibility toward others.”
― Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
― Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
“This is life, he thinks, this is why we live, to play like this on a day when winter is finally releasing its grip.”
― All the Light We Cannot See
― All the Light We Cannot See
“Codependents make great employees. They don’t complain; they do more than their share; they do whatever is asked of them; they please people; and they try to do their work perfectly—at least for a while, until they become angry and resentful.”
― Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
― Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
“We don’t have to take things so personally. We take things to heart that we have no business taking to heart. For instance, saying “If you loved me you wouldn’t drink” to an alcoholic makes as much sense as saying “If you loved me, you wouldn’t cough” to someone who has pneumonia. Pneumonia victims will cough until they get appropriate treatment for their illness. Alcoholics will drink until they get the same. When people with a compulsive disorder do whatever it is they are compelled to do, they are not saying they don’t love you—they are saying they don’t love themselves.”
― Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
― Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
916 books
|
38 friends
1,416 books
|
125 friends
651 books
|
72 friends
352 books
|
169 friends
630 books
|
102 friends
868 books
|
50 friends
676 books
|
141 friends
1,402 books
|
16 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Emily
Lists liked by Emily