Sign in with Facebook
The basics are not glamorous. They don’t give us that hit of having bought something that promises to fix everything. But they are cash in the health bank. When life starts throwing things at you, those defences are going to keep you
...more
“I said I wasn’t depressed; I was just bored. I hadn’t considered that if the only thing that keeps you going all day is knowing you’ll get to turn on the TV after dinner, you probably are depressed.”
―
―
“I think about how it's the not knowing that torments all of us. At a certain point, we all have to come to terms with the unknown and the unknowable. Sometimes we'll never know why.”
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
― Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
“I felt trapped in quicksand. Books were about movement. Beginning and middles and ends, even if not in that order. They were about new chapters. And leaving old ones behind.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Be an intentional friend, one that pays careful attention to a pal's life and needs. Treat a friendship like the gift that it is.”
― The Friendship Crisis
― The Friendship Crisis
“People come into your life for a reason, season, or a lifetime.”
―
―
Ojal’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ojal’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,265 books
|
13 friends
364 books
|
8 friends
166 books
|
11 friends
575 books
|
24 friends
290 books
|
247 friends
22 books
|
2 friends
77 books
|
29 friends
45 books
|
3 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ojal
Lists liked by Ojal
