Sign in with Facebook
“Just one more question, Mr. Dahir. What’s the Secretary’s Dilemma?” “It’s a mathematical problem, Madame Secretary.” “What sort of problem?” She sat in Frankfurt and looked at him on the monitor. “It’s about when to stop,” said Irfan.
“We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.”
―
―
“Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving. ”
―
―
“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.”
― Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
― Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
“Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Life is a series of dogs.”
―
―
Around the World in 80 Books
— 30926 members
— last activity 2 hours, 28 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
Debbie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Debbie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
309 books
|
2 friends
3,199 books
|
32 friends
768 books
|
18 friends
225 books
|
6 friends
500 books
|
25 friends
212 books
|
26 friends
531 books
|
7 friends
16 books
|
13 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Debbie
Lists liked by Debbie
