“I had spent enough time in France to know that the words ‘chez moi‘ meant something a thousand times more profound than one‘s current home. ‘Chez moi‘ was the place your parents came from, or maybe even the region of your parents‘ parents. The food you ate at Christmas, your favorite kind of cheese, your best childhood memories of summer vacation- all of these derived from ‘chez moi.‘”
Stuck in the Detroit airport waiting for my delayed flight back to Seattle. Absolutely enamored by this book so far.
About halfway through Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames and thoroughly enjoying it!
“I would load entire libraries from country castles and city mansions, fine, rare, leather- and Morocco-bound books, load whole trains full, and as soon as a train had thirty cars off it would go to Switzerland or Austria, one kilogram of rare books for the equivalent of one crown in convertible currency, and nobody blinked an eye, nobody shed a tear, not even I myself, no, all I did was stand there smiling...”
I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn‘t get into the plot or the characters or the writing style 🤷♀️
“Sometimes I think we have children because we want to leave behind someone who can explain who we were to the world when we are gone.”
“The liars among us will know that every lie must contain a certain amount of truth if it‘s to be convincing. A dash of truth is often enough, but it‘s indispensable, like the olive in the martini.”
I didn‘t love this book but it was definitely thrilling and dark. I don‘t usually read mystery/crime books so I think this was my one for the year and I‘ll read another one next year.
Bingo! I didn‘t quite fill in all the spaces but at least I got one column #bookbingo #BookBingoNW2018
“If I had to pick, the sweetest of all of our kisses was our very first. I cherish that kiss, for it was the first blossom in a garden of forbidden fruits we planted together. It was the spurt that broke through the soil of our mundane lives and taught all the other flowers how to grow.”
“‘This must be Thursday,‘ said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. ‘I never could get the hang of Thursdays.‘”
“Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It‘s one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they‘re the four hugest words in the world when they‘re put together.
You can do it.”
Been reading this for the past couple of days. I LOVE The Office so I‘ve enjoyed hearing about Kaling‘s time on the show and what else she‘s been up to. Her writing is super relatable and funny.
Just finished reading A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. Definitely recommend!
Been working on my #splbookbingo ! Waiting to write in all the books until I‘m done but right now I‘m reading A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. This one was recommended to me by a librarian at Seattle Public Libraries and so far it‘s great!
Celebrated #nationalbookloversday by finishing The Invention of Exile by Vanessa Manko
“I want to make a toast not to what‘s happened, but to what will. To our future. May it be bright and happy.”
