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“i'm only human, & inadequacy is what makes us human, & if we was perfect we wdnt have nothin to strive for, so you might as well go on & forgive me pretty baby, cause i'm sorry”
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
― For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
“Romance novels sell an idealized fantasy that we all want to experience. They may be fiction, but there is a reason why so many people connect to love stories. Because that’s the type of feeling we want to give, and want to receive.”
― Dating Dr. Dil
― Dating Dr. Dil
“I know now that I don’t want to love or be loved in half measures. I want it all, and to have it all, you have to risk it all.”
― P.S. I Still Love You
― P.S. I Still Love You
“They may have forgotten how badly they treated you, or they may pretend that they have forgotten. But watch: They will come back to you.”
― Mom & Me & Mom
― Mom & Me & Mom
“Frequently, I have been asked how I got to be this way. How did I, born black in a white country, poor in a society where wealth is adored and sought after at all costs, female in an environment where only large ships and some engines are described favourably by using the female pronoun-how did I get to be Maya Angelou?”
― Mom & Me & Mom
― Mom & Me & Mom
Ruthie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ruthie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,545 books
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167 friends
3,135 books
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219 friends
458 books
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102 friends
495 books
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853 friends
1,422 books
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129 friends
417 books
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200 friends
1,541 books
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360 friends
947 books
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82 friends
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Favorite Genres
African American, Art, Book Club, Chick-lit, Ebooks, Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Young-adult
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