Jess
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“We are all queer fish, queerer behind our faces and voices than we want any one to know or than we know ourselves.”
― The Short Stories
― The Short Stories
“Was she terrifyingly beautiful? Was she so ignorant she didn't deserve the truth? Was she also a liar and thus it was something they did together? I don't believe in psychology; which says everything you do is because of yourself. That is so untrue. We are social animals, and everything we do is because of other people, because we love them, or because we don't.”
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
― No One Belongs Here More Than You
“In his life he'd passed through long periods of gratefulness and good cheer, but he'd scarcely even imagined this level of thorough contentment with things as they were. His chronic restlessness had fled. He wanted nothing new. He wanted only to hang on to what he had. It was almost excruciating.”
― The Art of Fielding
― The Art of Fielding
“The key thing is managed awareness of your role in the world and history. Think too much and you know you are nothing. Think just enough and you know you are small, but important to some. That's the best you can do.”
― A Hologram for the King
― A Hologram for the King
Jess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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