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Valerie is Currently Reading

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Ice and Sky (Ena of Ilbrea, #3)

by Megan O'Russell (Goodreads Author)

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SOLO: What running across mountains taught me about life

by Jenny Tough

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"Ended up really enjoying the Atlas Mountain section after all. Though also happy to know she got through it without being sexually assaulted (except verbally). Looking forward to the Bolivian Andes!" — Apr 11, 2026 02:23PM

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The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain

by Bill Bryson

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"“Gradually it dawned on me that I had found a country that was wholly strange to me and yet somehow marvellous.”" — Mar 18, 2026 12:28PM

Mar 11, 2026 03:46AM

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Valerie’s Quotes

“History is a myth shaped by the tongues of conquerors.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves

tags: the-gilded-wolves

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“What is a Wanderess? Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of nature’s course.”
― Roman Payne, The Wanderess

tags: adventure, adventuress, bravery, courage, dance, dancing, dreameress, europa, exploration, explore, explorer, female, female-beauty, female-characters, female-empowerment, female-hero, female-liberation, females, feminine, femininity, feminism, freedom, girl, girl-power, girl-quotes, girls, growing, growth, happiness, imagination, imaginative, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-attitude, inspirational-life, inspire, life-and-living, life-change, life-philosophy, literary, living-life-to-the-fullest, loving-life, passion, passionate, passionate-life, passionate-living, revitalize, revitalizing, roman-payne, seize-the-day, self-love, self-value, self-worth, strength, the-value-of-life, the-wanderess, wander, wanderer, wanderess, wandering, wanderlust, wayfaring, wild-woman, wildness, woman, woman-empowerment, woman-s-strength, womanhood, women, women-s-inspirational, women-s-liberation, women-s-motivational, women-s-power

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“Ignorance is as ugly as it is beautiful.”
― Valerie de Vries

tags: beauty, beauty-of-life, gift, humanity, humanity-and-society, ignorance, ignorance-is-bliss, ignorance-quotes

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“Mountains have always been a sanctuary for me. For as long as I can remember, big mountain environments have been the places where I feel most at home, most like myself, and most inspired and curious about the world.”
― Jenny Tough, SOLO: What running across mountains taught me about life

tags: nature

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“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. -Simone Weil”
― Louisa Thomsen Brits, The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well

tags: attention, generous, hygge, pure, rare

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