“The only way to learn is to live.”
― The Midnight Library
― The Midnight Library
“I’m bettering myself, I thought. I’m going to become so smart that no one will understand me.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
“We can’t force healing on anyone else. All you can do is be a beacon of light for others.”
― Tilda Is Visible
― Tilda Is Visible
“Fame is the enemy of instinct and spontaneity, the difference between what is said and what ought to be said, and the transformation of one person into two”
― A River Dies of Thirst: Journals
― A River Dies of Thirst: Journals
“When I try to picture for myself what a happy life might look like, the picture hasn't changed very much since I was a child - a house with flowers and trees around it, and a river nearby, and a room full of books, and someone there to love me, that's all. Just to make a home there, and to care for my parents when they grow older. Never to move, never to board a plane again, just to live quietly and then be buried in the earth.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
Akriti’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Akriti’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Akriti
Lists liked by Akriti


































