“The optimist sees the glass half full. The pessimist sees the glass half empty. The chemist sees the glass completely full, half in liquid state and half in gaseous, both of which are probably poisonous,” Weike Wang.
Review: Chemistry
Review: Educated
“My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.” Tara Westover
Review: The Bands of Mourning
“I’m wondering if every person I pass has similar depths, and if there’s any way to avoid the mistake of judging them so shallowly that I’m rocked when they show their true complexity.” ~ Brandon Sanderson, The Bands of Mourning
Review: Nevermoor
“Morrigan’s eyes doubled in size. “All I did was wish him luck!” “Precisely, Miss Crow,” the caseworker said as she handed the list over to Corvus. “You should have known better.”
Review: The Library Book
“The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever.” Susan Orlean
Review: Midworld
“A few, less constrained by pride and more resilient, survived and had children. Their offspring grew up with no illusions about the supremacy of humankind or anykind. They matured and observed the world around them through different eyes. Roll the log. Give and take. Bend with the wind. Adapt, adapt, adapt …!” ~ Alan Dean Foster, Midworld
Review: Sorry to Disturb the Peace
“Why wouldn’t anyone admit that a life is not a life but a deathward existence?” - Patty Yumi Cottrell
Review: Shadows of Self
“Wax moved over, gun out, and glanced around the corner into the kitchen. It was just large enough for one person to lie down in. He knew this because of the bloody corpse stretched out on the floor…” ~ Brandon Sanderson, Shadows of Self
Review: The Blackthorn Key
“It’s never the tool itself that decides. It’s the hands— and the heart— of the one who wields it,” Kevin Sands
Review: Aru Shah and the End of Time
“There were so many things I wanted to do!” moaned Mini. “I never even got to shave my legs.” “That’s your life’s biggest regret?”
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