Jessica

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Jessica is Currently Reading

Jessica is currently reading

Death of the Author

by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author)

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Combustible Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries #3)

by Iris Beaglehole (Goodreads Author)

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The View From the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos

by Joel R. Primack

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Jessica’s Quotes

“We will meet; and there we may rehearse most
obscenely and courageously.

Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream. Spoken by Bottom, Act I Sc. 2”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

tags: groups, humor, shakespeare

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“Their house had real hardcover books in it, and you often saw them lying open on the sofa, the words still warm from being read.”
― David Sedaris

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“The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.”
― Gilda Radner

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“You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.”
― Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

tags: cheese, essays, food, romance

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