“Oh, but history moved in such vicious circles.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
“She saw it in a flash of utter clarity. She knew what she had to do. The only path, the only way forward. And what a familiar path it was. It was so obvious now. The world was a dream of the gods, and the gods dreamed in sequences, in symmetry, in patterns. History repeated itself, and she was only the latest iteration of the same scene in a tapestry that had been spun long before her birth.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
“But what is the opposite of fidelity?' asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of his dialitic; now he needed only to draw it to a close with a punch. 'Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, it means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So, where does that leave us? How can we conclude except by acknowledging that an act of translation is always an act of betrayal?”
― Babel
― Babel
“Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
― The Burning God
― The Burning God
“You have such a great fear of freedom, brother. It's shackling you. You've identified so hard with the colonizer, you think any threat to them is a threat to you. When are you going to realize you can't be one of them?”
― Babel
― Babel
Addicted to YA
— 66086 members
— last activity 9 hours, 48 min ago
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more
YA Fantasy Polls/Discussions
— 440 members
— last activity Aug 16, 2022 08:59AM
read the title. also, NO SPOILERS. if you want to talk about spoilers, use the spoiler tag.
Shadowhunters Chat!
— 382 members
— last activity Jul 29, 2024 11:21AM
Here, you can talk about all Shadowhunter-y things! Like all the book series that Cassie Clare has written, what you thought about the characters, and ...more
The Daylight Readers
— 204 members
— last activity Mar 30, 2023 10:59AM
“Books are the plane, the train and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home.” -Anna Quindlen Do you love reading? Are ...more
The Overbooked Society
— 2479 members
— last activity Jul 18, 2025 11:54AM
Do you read to escape this world, even if it's only for a short amount of time? Does reading transport you to a whole new world? If reading is your li ...more
Varshika’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Varshika’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Varshika
Lists liked by Varshika















































