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“It was when I realised I had a new nationality: I was in exile. I am an adulterous resident: when I am in one city, I am dreaming of the other. I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing.”
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“Life is but a day;
A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way
From a tree’s summit.”
― The Complete Poems
A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way
From a tree’s summit.”
― The Complete Poems
“He was just one of those people ... one of a thousand expats who'd dragged their unhappiness to the other side of the world, expecting everything to be different, and never quite got over the fact it felt the same.”
― End of the World Blues
― End of the World Blues
“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“Once I had put enough distance between myself and where I grew up, I started to see its beauty. I started to see it the way outsiders do - maybe because I had become an outsider.”
― One True Loves
― One True Loves
Jess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,409 books
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27 friends
11 books
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1 friend
179 books
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37 friends
12 books
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11 friends
1,312 books
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3,578 friends
207 books
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19 friends
191 books
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54 friends
246 books
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17 friends
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