

“I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia”
― Ptolemy's Almagest
― Ptolemy's Almagest

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
―
―

“I want you! It doesn’t matter if I find someone else—they’re not you. So, I’m fucking doomed, do you understand me? Because I don’t want anyone else. And believe me, I’ve tried. But it seems that choice left me when I was five-years-old and my heart decided it belonged to you.”
― Kings of Mayhem
― Kings of Mayhem

“I have a lot of work to do today;
I need to slaughter memory,
Turn my living soul to stone
Then teach myself to live again.”
― The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
I need to slaughter memory,
Turn my living soul to stone
Then teach myself to live again.”
― The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
David’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by David
Lists liked by David