Sign in with Facebook
101 books
—
125 voters
Jayme
https://www.goodreads.com/jaymediane
to-read
(728)
currently-reading (16)
read (2193)
did-not-finish (9)
its-on-a-list (855)
to-be-continued (16)
to-read-eduction (152)
to-read-religion (120)
to-read-political-phil-econ (73)
to-read-nonfiction (70)
to-read-liturgical-church-year (60)
to-read-lit-lang-theory (44)
currently-reading (16)
read (2193)
did-not-finish (9)
its-on-a-list (855)
to-be-continued (16)
to-read-eduction (152)
to-read-religion (120)
to-read-political-phil-econ (73)
to-read-nonfiction (70)
to-read-liturgical-church-year (60)
to-read-lit-lang-theory (44)
to-read-fiction
(41)
to-read-mathematics (38)
re-cs-lewis (31)
queue (25)
to-read-science (20)
whats-next (14)
to-read-art (12)
to-read-medievals (12)
to-read-milton (9)
to-read-health (6)
to-read-divine-comedy (5)
re-augustine (1)
to-read-mathematics (38)
re-cs-lewis (31)
queue (25)
to-read-science (20)
whats-next (14)
to-read-art (12)
to-read-medievals (12)
to-read-milton (9)
to-read-health (6)
to-read-divine-comedy (5)
re-augustine (1)
“A neutral place. The chances of finding one these days are slim, maybe even slimmer than Archie’s pinball trick. The sheer quantity of shit that must be wiped off the slate if we are to start again as new. Race. Land. Ownership. Faith. Theft. Blood. And more blood. And more. And not only must the place be neutral, but the messenger who takes you to the place, and the messenger who sends the messenger. There are no people or places like that left…”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“She entered the story knowing she would emerge from it feeling she had been immersed in the lives of others, in plots that stretched back twenty years, her body full of sentences and moments, as if awaking from sleep with a heaviness caused by unremembered dreams.”
― The English Patient
― The English Patient
“Wouldn't he know without being asked?' said Polly.
'I've no doubt he would,' said the Horse (still with his mouth full). 'But I've a sort of an idea he likes to be asked.”
― The Magician’s Nephew
'I've no doubt he would,' said the Horse (still with his mouth full). 'But I've a sort of an idea he likes to be asked.”
― The Magician’s Nephew
“It occurs to me that we crush insects beneath our feet, miracles of creation too, beetles, worms, cockroaches, ants, in their various ways.”
―
―
“But in reading great literature I become a thousand men and yet remain myself. Like the night sky in the Greek poem, I see with a myriad eyes, but it is still I who see. Here, as in worship, in love, in moral action, and in knowing, I transcend myself; and am never more myself than when I do.”
― An Experiment in Criticism
― An Experiment in Criticism
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 323611 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Jayme’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jayme’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
485 books
|
17 friends
858 books
|
65 friends
762 books
|
100 friends
1,572 books
|
346 friends
433 books
|
34 friends
543 books
|
9 friends
75 books
|
12 friends
219 books
|
40 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jayme
Lists liked by Jayme
