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“Make sure, as often as possible, you are doing something you’d be happy to die doing.”
― The Humans
― The Humans
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“To other people, it sometimes seems like nothing at all. You are walking around with your head on fire and no one can see the flames.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“I am you and you are me. We are alone, but not alone. We are trapped by time, but also infinite. Made of flesh, but also stars.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“The greatest stories appeal to our deepest selves, the parts of us snobbery can’t reach, the parts that connect the child to the adult and the brain to the heart and reality to dreams. Stories, at their essence, are enemies of snobbery. And a book snob is the enemy of the book.”
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The 2015 Book Genre Challenge
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A group where book lovers can challenge themselves to expand from their comfort zones and read a book from various genres! Each month you will get to ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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