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)
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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)
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philosophy‎ (11)

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Jessie’s Quotes

“Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have.”
― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

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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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“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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“I want to do something splendid…
Something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead…
I think I shall write books.”
― Louisa May Alcott

tags: writing-books

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