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“You are allowed to be cautious but you don’t always have to be afraid.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“But what's going to haunt me more in the future- memories or regrets? I honestly do not know.”
― Take the Key and Lock Her Up
― Take the Key and Lock Her Up
“I did not come into existence when he harmed me. She found her voice! I had a voice, he stripped it, left me groping around blind for a bit, but I always had it. I just used it like I never had to use it before. I do not owe him my success, becoming, he did not create me. The only credit Brock can take is for assaulting me, and he could never even admit to that.”
― Know My Name
― Know My Name
“When a woman is assaulted, one of the first questions people ask is, Did you say no? This question assumes that the answer was always yes, and that it is her job to revoke the agreement. To defuse the bomb she was given. But why are they allowed to touch us until we physically fight them off? Why is the door open until we have to slam it shut?”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“What we needed to raise in others was this instinct. The ability to recognize, in an instant, right from wrong. The clarity of mind to face it rather than ignore it. I learned that before they had chased Brock, they had checked on me. Masculinity is often defined by physicality, but that initial kneeling is as powerful as the leg sweep, the tackling. Masculinity is found in the vulnerability, the crying.”
― Know My Name
― Know My Name
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
574 books
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37 friends
247 books
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8 friends
1,212 books
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10 friends
1,130 books
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5 friends
284 books
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8 friends
336 books
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13 friends
Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction and Romance
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