“Remember your particular mental signature. That’s the only thing worth holding on to.” -R. F. Kuang Preamble I know I’ve been away but, dear readers, I am forever thankful to each of you for taking the time to read my little ramblings about life and literature. And if there is ever a topic you would …
Category Archives: quotes
Quote of the Week 10/8/25
“Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.” – James Islington Preamble It is late into the night for me as I write this but, then again, I have always enjoyed writing at night. Maybe its most of the world being asleep, the quite, …
Quote of the Week 8/25/25
“That’s the key, isn’t it? To know the darkness will remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it…that’s the important part.” – Sarah J. Maas Preamble Well dear readers, I have finally done it: I have finished my first Maas series. Yes, I do know that there are more book(s) to come but …
Quote of the Week 7/27
“Still, we do what we can. We keep off strangers and the foolhardy, and we train and we teach, we walk and we weed.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Preamble As an avid reader and writer, it is with great shame that I admit I waited until my thirties to get around to reading the works of …
Quote of the Week 6/25
“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.” – Sarah J. Maas Preamble Yes, I have read some of the Maasverse books and what can I say, I like them. Is it the most literary book? No. Is it entertaining? Absolutely! And sometimes that’s all I’m wanting from a book. Yes, I love …
Quote of the Week 6/10
“People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living wasn’t already complicated enough.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Preamble Once again, I’m trying out a new posting schedule. I’m going to aim for one post a week, alternating between motivational posts and quotes. As I prep for another half-marathon, work on my other habits, and …
Quote of the Week 4/26
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Preamble The Great Gatsby is one of my all time favorite novels even though I didn’t like it on my first read. I think most of that stemmed from my teacher not walking me through the novel …
Quote of the Week 4/6/25
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Preamble …
Quote of the Week 2/16/25
“…perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s life.” – Kate Chopin Preamble I have been all of the place with my current reads. From modern COVID fiction to classics, I just can’t seem to make up my mind with what …
Quote of the Week 1/28
“…when we use writing to create a story, like it or not a kind of toxin that lies deep down in all humanity rises to the surface. All writers have to come face-to-face with this toxin and…discover a way to deal with it…” -Haruki Murakami My Thoughts Writing is a tricky art. It can illuminate …
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