2,313 books
—
3,222 voters
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Kelly
https://www.goodreads.com/kellyvaughan27
to-read
(695)
currently-reading (14)
read (1137)
did-not-finish (0)
fiction (224)
unclassifiable-nonfiction (111)
women-authors (98)
social-sciences (92)
memoir-autobiography-biography (68)
science (61)
currently-reading (14)
read (1137)
did-not-finish (0)
fiction (224)
unclassifiable-nonfiction (111)
women-authors (98)
social-sciences (92)
memoir-autobiography-biography (68)
science (61)
sci-fi-or-fantasy
(54)
childhood (38)
giving-away (38)
history (31)
didn-t-finish (30)
all-time-favorites (29)
education (28)
self-help (27)
baby-parents (21)
high-school (21)
childhood (38)
giving-away (38)
history (31)
didn-t-finish (30)
all-time-favorites (29)
education (28)
self-help (27)
baby-parents (21)
high-school (21)
Yesteryear
by
My eldest daughter was like me, not just in likeness but in disposition, too: she held her intelligence like a knife behind her back. Now that she was creeping toward womanhood, I found our similarities a bit unnerving. Like watching a
...more
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
―
―
“ I used myself, let nothing use me.
Like being on a private dole,
sometimes more like cutting bricks in Egypt.
What life there was, was mine,
now and again to lay
one hand on a warm brick
and touch the sun's ghost
with economical joy.”
―
Like being on a private dole,
sometimes more like cutting bricks in Egypt.
What life there was, was mine,
now and again to lay
one hand on a warm brick
and touch the sun's ghost
with economical joy.”
―
“You don’t sound like a scientist, you sound like a poet.”
Rey smiled, “Can I be both?”
But you’d rather be a poet.”
Who wouldn’t?” he said.”
―
Rey smiled, “Can I be both?”
But you’d rather be a poet.”
Who wouldn’t?” he said.”
―
“Love falls to earth, rises from the ground, pools around the afflicted. Love pulls people back to their feet. Bodies and souls are fed. Bones and lives heal. New blades of grass grow from charred soil. The sun rises.”
― Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
― Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers
“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.”
― Me: Stories of My Life
― Me: Stories of My Life
Essays
— 14 members
— last activity Apr 11, 2018 01:58PM
A group dedicated to the appreciation of the essay.
The Brain and Mind
— 4568 members
— last activity 14 hours, 7 min ago
This is a group for readers to recommend and discuss books related to real and/or artificial brains. Categories include but are not limited to: neuros ...more
New Yorkers
— 254 members
— last activity Mar 10, 2017 07:56AM
A group for New York City dwellers to compare/contrast what they're reading with other New Yorkers. Anyone from the 5 boroughs, or even the tri-state ...more
NYC Non-Fiction Book Club
— 111 members
— last activity Nov 30, 2017 05:52AM
All books non-fiction for folks in the 5 boroughs of New York City. History, politics, science, economics, business, anything that would be of interes ...more
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 27046 members
— last activity 7 hours, 36 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Kelly’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kelly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
644 books
|
36 friends
42 books
|
231 friends
1,806 books
|
204 friends
1,638 books
|
589 friends
722 books
|
118 friends
1,669 books
|
306 friends
702 books
|
26 friends
3,337 books
|
153 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Kelly
Lists liked by Kelly