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Jess is Currently Reading

Jess is currently reading

Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1)

by Carol Berg (Goodreads Author)

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Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses: Recognition and Application

by Rachaeel Draaisma

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Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3)

by Fonda Lee (Goodreads Author)

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Jade War (The Green Bone Saga, #2) by Fonda Lee

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“I’m a recruiter,” said Soradiyo. “I look for people who have two things: jade, and something wrong with the part of the brain that’s supposed to make them fear death.”

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“Wherever the good letters had fallen like stars, souls flashed forth from formerly blank faces. People danced in puddles, muddy to their waists. Kissed each other. Clasped hands. Spoke tenderly. Wept.”
― E. Lily Yu, On Fragile Waves

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“Claudio Bianchi did write poetry [...] He had no vanity about this, no fantasies of literary celebrity; he simply took pleasure putting words in order, exactly as he laid out seedlings in the spring, and tasting them afterward, as he tasted fresh new scallions or ripe tomatoes, or smelled mint or garlic on his hands.”
― Peter S. Beagle, In Calabria

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“Fear is a virus. Music is a virus and a vaccine and a cure.”
― Sarah Pinsker, A Song for a New Day

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“Everyone—even the poor, even the lazy, even the undesirable—can matter. Do you see how just the idea of this provokes utter rage in some? That is the infection defending itself … because if enough of us believe a thing is possible, then it becomes so.”
― N.K. Jemisin, How Long 'til Black Future Month?

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“You ask for happiness, Ms. Stuart. Certainly, that’s what everyone wants–Aristotle said happiness is the ultimate goal of all people, and that the desire for wealth and fame and power are all just paths to happiness. And yet…happiness…it’s a bit abstract, isn’t it? As the front door says, I deal in antiquities and tangibles. Which is not to say I can’t cope with more aspirational requests–if you asked for the aforementioned wealth or power, or for youth, or beauty, or inspiration, I have items that can grant all those wishes. But happiness… Can you be a bit more specific? Can you tell me what would make you happy?”
― Tim Pratt, Antiquities and Tangibles and Other Stories

tags: antiques, happiness, magic, superhero, wealth

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