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Emma is Currently Reading

Emma is currently reading

The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)

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The Library After Dark

by Ande Pliego (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 14, 2026 11:06AM

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To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa – A Meticulously Researched Biography of 19th-Century Discovery and Passionate Love

by Pat Shipman

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Emma’s Notes & Highlights

The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante

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It seemed my right, that was how I would enter adulthood. But as I got off the train I was scared, that wasn’t the way I wanted to grow up. The beauty that Roberto had recognized in me too closely resembled the beauty of someone who hurts ...more

Petra missed the flight to Baku, back in Tashkent! liked this

Really Good, Actually

by Monica Heisey

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Emma’s Quotes

“It’s hard to be told to lighten up because if you lighten up any more, you’re going to float the fuck away.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

420 likes

“It's against my principles to buy a book I haven't read, it's like buying a dress you haven't tried on.”
― Helene Hanff, 84, Charing Cross Road

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“I believe feminism is grounded in supporting the choices of women even if we wouldn’t make certain choices for ourselves.”
― Roxane Gay, Bad Feminist: Essays

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“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: albus-dumbledore, courage, friends

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