Jessie B

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“When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it - or rather, it is like living it. It makes reading so much more exciting, but I don't suppose many people try to do it.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

tags: imagination, reading, reading-books

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“As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.”
― Georgette Heyer, Venetia

tags: desires, promises

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“I have always been a reader; I have read at every stage of my life, and there has never been a time when reading was not my greatest joy”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

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“What better way to get to know someone than through her choice and treatment of books? ”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

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“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”
― Daphne du Maurier

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Jessie’s Groups

Persephone Books — 1429 members — last activity Apr 13, 2026 09:38AM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

The Classics Club — 242 members — last activity Jul 02, 2023 12:46PM
This group is made up of members of the Classics Book Club. Members who happen to be part of Goodreads can meet here to share links, post reviews, etc ...more

Top 5 Wednesday — 9782 members — last activity Apr 04, 2026 12:56AM
Welcome to the official group page of the T5W! This weekly book meme officiated in November 2013 and is still going strong! Join the group to become a ...more

Tome Topple Readathon — 2982 members — last activity Sep 10, 2023 03:39PM
The next round of the Tome Topple Readathon will take place from midnight in your time zone on February 7th to 11:59pm in your time zone on February 2 ...more

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon — 4440 members — last activity 9 minutes ago
Our next readathon will be April 18-19, 2026. We'll start reading at 8am Eastern Time April 18th, and end at 8am April 19th.. ...more

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