“. . .sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that?"
“Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
“Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“...until that moment I had not understood that this was a story about lonely people, about absence and loss, and that that was why I had taken refuge in it until it became confused with my own life, like someone who has escaped into the pages of a novel because those whom he needs to love seem nothing more than ghosts inhabiting the mind of a stranger.”
― The Shadow of the Wind
― The Shadow of the Wind
John Grisham
— 770 members
— last activity Jan 16, 2023 10:11PM
Discussion of John Grisham novels. If you want to also discuss anything else having to do with him here is the place. (Background, writing style etc.) ...more
Maya angelou book club
— 32 members
— last activity Jan 09, 2015 10:57PM
This group is for people who admire the great works of Dr. Maya Angelou. Im looking for a few Maya fans who would like to read "Gather together in my ...more
Heer’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Heer’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Heer
Lists liked by Heer
























