Jessie

Jessie’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1255)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (622)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
contemporary-lit‎ (120)
non-fiction‎ (78)
audiobooks‎ (74)
books-turned-movies‎ (65)
poetry‎ (65)
31‎ (62)
memoir‎ (59)
1-top-reads‎ (57)

magic‎ (43)
childrens-literature‎ (40)
short-stories‎ (38)
feminist‎ (37)
20th-century-lit‎ (34)
essays‎ (30)
library-books‎ (29)
new-york-city‎ (29)
journeys-and-adventures‎ (26)
on-writing‎ (26)
psychology‎ (25)
travelogues‎ (24)

historical-fiction‎ (23)
purchased-in-2024‎ (22)
self-help‎ (22)
30‎ (21)
coming-of-age‎ (21)
sociology-anthropology‎ (21)
comic-memoir‎ (20)
mystery-thriller‎ (19)
2020-releases‎ (18)
boston‎ (17)
alcott-books‎ (16)
mental-health‎ (16)

translated-fiction‎ (16)
magical-realism‎ (15)
19th-century-lit‎ (14)
humor‎ (14)
cults‎ (13)
dystopian‎ (12)
journals‎ (12)
purchased-in-2025‎ (12)
biography‎ (11)
japanese-lit‎ (11)
lectures‎ (11)
philosophy‎ (11)

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Jessie’s Quotes

“What I really wanted was every kind of life, and the writer’s life seemed the most inclusive.”
― Susan Sontag

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“You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

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“Problem is, while the lie may be sweet as it falls from your lips, the feeling in your gut is always putridly sour. And almost always bang-on.”
― Caz Frear, Sweet Little Lies

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“If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody.

Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
― Anthony Bourdain

tags: move, travel, travelling

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