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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
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“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”
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“You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.”
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“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.”
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You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.”
―
Jess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
665 books
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51 friends
276 books
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45 friends
6 books
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71 friends
495 books
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23 friends
159 books
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54 friends
1,291 books
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45 friends
909 books
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4,998 friends
18 books
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28 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Self help, Spirituality, and Travel
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