Sign in with Facebook
554 books
—
193 voters
Isa
https://www.goodreads.com/eswel
“We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.”
― The Pleasures of Life
― The Pleasures of Life
“You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway”
―
―
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”
―
―
“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”
―
―
Isa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Isa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Isa hasn't connected with her friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Isa
Lists liked by Isa
