People think that we’re defined by the big moments in our lives: births, deaths, successes, and failures. But I think the little moments matter more because those are the moments that shape your self-perception and who you want to become.
“For anyone who has ever been told their spark shouldn’t burn so bright and for all the people who loved them precisely because it did.”
― Spark of the Everflame
― Spark of the Everflame
“Don’t survive for anyone else. Survive for yourself. Survive because the thought of not surviving, the thought of letting those who would hurt you win, is so repulsive, you can’t stand it. Survive because you deserve to survive.”
― A Court This Cruel & Lovely
― A Court This Cruel & Lovely
“There is a lack of agency here—a feeling that you have little control over your life and a willingness to blame everyone but yourself.”
― Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
― Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
“Let him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let him in can he pull us out.”
― Celebrating Christmas with Jesus: An Advent Devotional
― Celebrating Christmas with Jesus: An Advent Devotional
“We document our lives for people near and far with status updates and photographs, but we rarely just show up.”
― Rules for Visiting
― Rules for Visiting
Jordan’s 2025 Year in Books
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