Jayme Despard

Jayme’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (143)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (231)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
2024‎ (1)
2025‎ (1)
5-stars‎ (1)
adventure‎ (1)
all-time-favorites‎ (1)
all-time-favs‎ (1)
book-club‎ (1)
books-i-own‎ (1)

bookshelf‎ (1)
contemporary‎ (1)
crime‎ (1)
crime-fiction‎ (1)
dark‎ (1)
drama‎ (1)
ebooks‎ (1)
fav‎ (1)
faves‎ (1)
favorite‎ (1)
favorite-books‎ (1)
favorites‎ (1)

favs‎ (1)
fiction‎ (1)
home-library‎ (1)
i-own‎ (1)
kindle‎ (1)
loved‎ (1)
my-books‎ (1)
my-ebooks‎ (1)
my-library‎ (1)
mystery‎ (1)
mystery-thriller‎ (1)
need-to-buy‎ (1)

novels‎ (1)
on-my-bookshelf‎ (1)
on-my-shelf‎ (1)
own‎ (1)
owned‎ (1)
psychological-thriller‎ (1)
re-read‎ (1)
suspense‎ (1)
thriller‎ (1)
thriller-mystery‎ (1)
to-buy‎ (1)
want-to-buy‎ (1)

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Jayme’s Quotes

“Change the things that can be changed, accept those that cannot, and have the wisdom to know the difference.”
― Richard Carlson, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life

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“I do not like Jeff from, There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom, because in the beginning of the story he was just pretended to be Bradley's friend which I thought was a little rude because Bradley needed a real friend that would help him.”
― Louis Sachar

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“How do you feel Yossarian?"
"Fine. No, I'm very frightened."
"That's good," said Major Danby. "It proves you're still alive. It won't be fun."
Yossarian started out. "Yes it will.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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“Pessimism is too easy, even delicious, the badge and plume of intellectuals everywhere. It absolves the thinking classes of solutions. We excite ourselves with dark thoughts in plays, poems, novels, movies.”
― Ian McEwan, Nutshell

tags: pessimism

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