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I look back on the discomfort of that moment now and recognize the more universal challenge of squaring who you are with where you come from and where you want to go. I also realize that I was a long way, still, from finding my voice.
“It was what God or whatever is His equivalent puts into each soul that is given life—the one different thing such as that which makes no two fingerprints on the face of the earth alike.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Children can’t learn antiracism if they don’t have the practice of observing, naming, and discussing race in their tool kit.”
― Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
― Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
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“Love is friendship set to music.”
― Once a Midwife
― Once a Midwife
“Breathe properly. Stay curious. And eat your beets.”
― Jitterbug Perfume
― Jitterbug Perfume
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
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720 books
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310 books
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