

“The sense of unhappiness is so much easier to convey than that of happiness. In misery we seem aware of our own existence, even though it may be in the form of a monstrous egotism: this pain of mine is individual, this nerve that winces belongs to me and to no other. But happiness annihilates us: we lose our identity.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair

“He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina

A group of twenty-something-year-old Caireans talking books over coffee/tea/drink of choice.
Mayar’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mayar’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Mayar
Lists liked by Mayar