Sign in with Facebook
“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
― The God Delusion
― The God Delusion
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
―
―
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.”
―
―
“Fiction is one of the few experiences where loneliness can be both confronted and relieved. Drugs, movies where stuff blows up, loud parties -- all these chase away loneliness by making me forget my name's Dave and I live in a one-by-one box of bone no other party can penetrate or know. Fiction, poetry, music, really deep serious sex, and, in various ways, religion -- these are the places (for me) where loneliness is countenanced, stared down, transfigured, treated.”
―
―
Abode’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Abode’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
82 books
|
4 friends
54 books
|
3 friends
53 books
|
4 friends
1 book
|
4 friends
6 books
|
31 friends
23 books
|
62 friends
3 books
|
16 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Abode
Lists liked by Abode
