Jessi Kirby - Quodid

Quotes from Jessi Kirby

I’ve got this tiny pang of regret when I think of how much I have probably missed out on in the last few years because I was too scared to take a risk, or too shy to speak up, or too worried to be bold.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

regret shyness boldness

It seems to me that the experiences that stay with you, the things you’ll always remember, aren’t the ones you can force, or go looking for. I’ve always thought of those things as the ones that somehow find you.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

memory knowledge experience

People always put their own spin on things, remember what they want to remember, and somewhere in the middle of it all is the truth—the real version.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

truth opinion memory perception

How many people have gotten older and forgotten about the things they hoped for and dreamed about when they were young? Or given up without ever taking a chance, or settled in life because it’s easier, or they’re scared, or whatever other excuses? How many people need a reminder of who they once were?

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

wonder life memory risk excuses

I want this day to be my fresh start. I want this to be the day I step out of my comfort zone and go somewhere new.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

change new beginnings comfort zone

I don’t know what comes next. I can’t know, until I’ve walked the road I’ve chosen. I don’t have a plan, and there is no map for this. It’s terrifying, but there’s a spark of exhilaration that gives me hope that the choice I just made could turn out to be right and this feels infinitely better than the weight of regret.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

fear future regret

We’re all more than the person we show to everyone else. At least I hope so. Because I feel like there’s more to me than that. I just haven’t had the chance yet to show it.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

It's terrifying to realize how much of your world is wrapped up in loving another person.

—Jessi Kirby in Things We Know by Heart

Sometimes a shock to the system is a good thing, you know? Like a reminder that you're alive.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

I'd give anything right now to go back, even just for a few moments, so I could pay more attention. Inscribe every detail of him, and of us together, onto my heart, where I could keep it safe always. Where even time couldn't erase it.

—Jessi Kirby in Things We Know by Heart

It's a strange, surreal thing to watch an ideal crumble right in front of your eyes, and to know there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.

—Jessi Kirby in Golden

Books

Jessi Kirby has the following books quoted on Quodid:

Golden
Things We Know by Heart