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Jess is Currently Reading

Jess is currently reading

The Proof is in the Plants

by Simon Hill

bookshelves: currently-reading, adult, aus-authors, own

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Jun 29, 2026 03:24PM

Jess is currently reading

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: adult, non-fiction, own, philosophy, personal-development, self-help, spirituality, currently-reading

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read in December 2025

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Jess’s Quotes

“I am not afraid to fail; to get lost, to dream, to be myself, to find. I am not afraid to live.”
― Kilian Jornet

tags: summitsofmylife

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“We are all adventurers here, I suppose, and wild doings in wild countries appeal to us as nothing else could do. It is good to know that there remain wild corners of this dreadfully civilised world.”
― Robert Falcon Scott

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“Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.”
― Marcus Valerius Martialis

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“Those were the endings I found solace in. The ones that said, Yes, you have lost something, but maybe, someday, you’ll find something too.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

280 likes

“That’s life. You’re always making decisions, taking paths that lead you away from the rest before you can see where they end. Maybe that’s why we as a species love stories so much. All those chances for do-overs, opportunities to live the lives we’ll never have.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

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