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jessa is Currently Reading

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The Wolf and His King

by Finn Longman (Goodreads Author)

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Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)

by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author)

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They Were Counted

by Miklós Bánffy

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jessa’s Quotes

“I can't hold enough of you in my hands.”
― Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

tags: franzkafka, romantic-quotes

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“..time is always the price we pay for the unlived life.”
― André Aciman, Find Me

tags: life, price, time, unlived

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“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

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“As the French poet says, Le temps d’apprendre à vivre il est déjà trop tard, by the time we learn to live, it’s already too late.”
― André Aciman, Find Me

tags: life

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“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

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