“He who is too well off is always longing for something new.”
- Grimm's Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm
@anniewithbooks.bsky.social
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“Because otherwise you would have to let them in, let them change your life, and it’s scary and unpredictable and unsafe – at least, that’s what we all think.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“An inability (or reduced ability) to empathise is not the same as an inability to love. Love is a powerful feeling for another person, often defying logic.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“I’ve never seen such a hunger in people for spiritual things . . .People realize the past is gone, the future is uncertain, and the present seems to be hopeless. As a result, many [in Moscow] were open to God.”
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@nextgreatread.bsky.social“Show a human a closed door, and no matter how many open doors she finds, she'll be haunted by what might be behind it.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“We also self-inflict violence, because violence is our only way of relating to the world, to others and to ourselves.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“The human emotions are worthy of nothing when our existence has no realistic value.”
@hootperch.bsky.socialSome lines earn their place at the cost of everything else.
Martyr!, Kaveh Akbar.
What a Line! Worth a Bookmark!
#HootPerch #WhatALine #WorthABookmark #Martyr #KavehAkbar #BookQuotes #LiteraryFiction #BookLovers #QuoteOfTheDay
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“A hunter who is going to shoot an antelope does not waste his bullets on the dog.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“Well,' the Goddess said, 'your heart didn't heal straight the last time it broke. So we'll break it again and reset it so it heals straight this time.”
@toughguybookclub.com“Don’t need to love someone to be compassionate.”
This month we are reading Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo. Grab a copy and get reading.
#BookClub #BookQuotes #BookQuote #Compassion #Love #BernardineEvaristo
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“I know one thing about men," Bunny says with finality, leaving the room to check on A. "They never die when you want them to.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“An attitude of gratitude goes a long way when it comes to physical and emotional healing.”
@chapterchase.comFor the days when you need one clear thought.
@chapterchase.comFor the days when you need one clear thought.
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.”
@nextgreatread.bsky.social“If you aren't practicing what you preach, how can, and why should, anyone trust you?”
