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“We are not who we were born to be. Inside, we feel soft. Passive. We live under Mom's control instead of our wildness. In my life, this passivity shows up as indecision... I choose by making no choice, in the name of caution.”
― The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
― The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
“We haven't seen a man plow his fields. Work the steel mills. Use his leathery hands on the plough. We haven't seen the preindustrial-revolution man labor with sweat and bone. We haven't seen a generation fight to save the world. We haven't seen a man fish for days, hunt for dinner, or pray on his knees. Unlike our forefathers, we are indoors.”
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“The men who change history are those who love well.”
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“Mom delivered us from the Wild Things. But maybe the Wild Things are exactly what we need.”
― The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
― The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
“Sometimes we want to fail. It's our preemptive strike on fear, if we don't try before we get to the finish line - we never have to face it. To relieve ourselves of the fear, we prefail.”
― The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
― The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart
Jesse’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jesse’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
647 books
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362 friends
9,812 books
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1,074 friends
748 books
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65 friends
517 books
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245 friends
3,268 books
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176 friends
672 books
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149 friends
3,500 books
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933 friends
458 books
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121 friends
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