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Americanah
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“About time,” when the train finally creaked in, with the familiarity strangers adopt with each other after sharing in the disappointment of a public service. She smiled at him.
“The most violent element in society is ignorance. ”
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“Don't use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use poetry.”
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“To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.”
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“Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.”
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“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity."
[Letter to Max Brod, July 5, 1922]”
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[Letter to Max Brod, July 5, 1922]”
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Ema’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ema’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
61 books
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29 friends
299 books
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32 friends
264 books
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33 friends
569 books
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34 friends
594 books
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107 friends
228 books
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104 friends
210 books
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42 friends
264 books
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20 friends
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Favorite Genres
Business, Classics, Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Romance, Science, and Science fiction
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