“A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion.” Volume 1: […]
German literature
Tyll
“The world is full of fools, and he who would not see it should live alone and smash his mirror.” Prologue The novel opens with Tyll Ulenspiegel as […]
American literature
Artemis
“I was about to break the law—again—and this time it was a big one.” — Jazz Bashara Chapter 1: Welcome to Artemis Jazz Bashara, a 26-year-old smuggler and […]
American literature
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, […]
American literature
Little Fires Everywhere
“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground and start over. After the burning, the soil is richer, and new things can grow.” Chapter 1 The Richardson […]