Lorraine

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Lorraine.


Loading...
Robert A. Heinlein
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
Robert A. Heinlein

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
tags: home

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
“What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred?”
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Over the Teacups

Kakuzō Okakura
“Perfection is everywhere if we only choose to recognise it.”
Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea

Alberto Manguel
“As centuries of dictators have known, an illiterate crowd is the easiest to rule; since the craft of reading cannot be untaught once it has been acquired, the second-best recourse is to limit its scope.”
Alberto Manguel, A History of Reading

58421 2026 Reading Challenge — 34647 members — last activity 11 minutes ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more
153021 Never too Late to Read Classics — 11547 members — last activity 2 hours, 45 min ago
NTLTRC will help you find your love of Classcis! Find intrigue, well-developed characters, prose that is complex and beautiful, compelling stories tha ...more
40148 Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) — 15741 members — last activity 18 minutes ago
The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more
63470 On the Southern Literary Trail — 2189 members — last activity 6 hours, 34 min ago
Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more
7160 Japanese Literature — 5432 members — last activity 4 hours, 52 min ago
A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. Dec 2025: The Marioka Sisters by Jun'ic ...more
More of Lorraine’s groups…
year in books
TerryJane
6,797 books | 53 friends

Melanie...
1,670 books | 36 friends

Valerie...
691 books | 2 friends

Kristy ...
7,334 books | 261 friends

Beth
2,374 books | 41 friends

Antun
1,421 books | 34 friends

Linda M...
2,537 books | 418 friends

M
M
554 books | 37 friends

More friends…

Favorite Genres



Polls voted on by Lorraine

Lists liked by Lorraine