Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“Ask not what disease the person has, but rather what person the disease has”
―
―
“Varicose veins are the result of an improper selection of grandparents.”
―
―
“The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.”
―
―
“All nationalists have the power of not seeing resemblances between similar sets of facts. A British Tory will defend self-determination in Europe and oppose it in India with no feeling of inconsistency. Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage — torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery, assassination, the bombing of civilians — which does not change its moral colour when it is committed by 'our' side . . . The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them”
―
―
“Acquire the art of detachment, the virtue of method, and the quality of thoroughness, but above all the grace of humility.”
―
―
Sam’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sam’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Sam hasn't connected with her friends on Goodreads, yet.
Polls voted on by Sam
Lists liked by Sam