Libby

Add friend

Libby’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (288)

currently-reading‎ (2)

read‎ (539)

did-not-finish‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Libby is Currently Reading

Libby is currently reading

Charming Billy

by Alice McDermott

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

progress:

(page 214 of 257)
— Jul 26, 2026 01:05AM

Jul 26, 2026 01:04AM

Libby is currently reading

A Visit from the Goon Squad

by Jennifer Egan (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

progress:

(page 31 of 274)
— May 24, 2026 08:22AM

Jul 23, 2015 10:34AM

Libby’s Quotes

“For kindness begins where necessity ends.”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway

98 likes

“It's not about being happy,' he said, which was, and still is, the saddest remark I've ever heard.”
― Anna Burns, Milkman

3 likes

“I wasn’t used to being attacked like this and it was frightening. I thought of myself as an independent person, so independent that the opinions of others were irrelevant to me. Now I was afraid that Nick was right. I isolated myself from criticism so I could behave badly without losing my sense of righteousness.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

tags: criticism, independence, isolated, narcissism, narcissistic, self-righteous

31 likes

“In a way, the whiskey bottle was sort of like a pencil with eraser - with one end used for saying things, and the other for taking them back.”
― Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway

5 likes

“My favourite part of the gospels was in Matthew, when Jesus said: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. I shared in this desire for moral superiority over my enemies. Jesus always wanted to be the better person, and so did I. I underlined this passage in red pencil several times, to illustrate that I understood the Christian way of life.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

35 likes

More of Libby’s quotes…