“To describe my life precisely would take longer than to live it.”
― Autoportrait
― Autoportrait
“Perhaps a man really dies when his brain stops, when he loses the power to take in a new idea.”
― Coming up for Air
― Coming up for Air
“The death of literature had been exaggerated. Whereas on dating websites, those who like books are usually bracketed into a single category, the broad selections on offer at WH Smith spoke to the diversity of individuals’ motives for reading. If there was a conclusion to be drawn from the number of bloodstained covers, however, it was that there was a powerful desire, in a wide cross-section of airline passengers, to be terrified.”
― A Week at the Airport
― A Week at the Airport
“Original thoughts are like shy animals. We sometimes have to look the other way – towards a busy street or terminal – before they run out of their burrows.”
― A Week at the Airport
― A Week at the Airport
“I have no desire to change things because I am the youngest in my family. I like meeting new people when I travel: these brief and inconsequential encounters have the thrill of beginnings and the sadness of separations.”
― Autoportrait
― Autoportrait
Christopher’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Christopher’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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