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“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man.” —T. S. Eliot
“Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.”
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“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. ”
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Black Prose Book Club (Formerly A Seat at the Table Book Club)
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Jessica’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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246 books
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599 books
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