Erica

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Erica’s Bookshelves

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Erica’s Quotes

“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”
― Zadie Smith

tags: future, grammar, language, past

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“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
― John Williams, Stoner

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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
― Cicero

tags: books

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“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”
― Friedrich W. Nietzsche

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“I always tell my students that Malcolm X came both to his spirituality and to his consciousness as a thinker when he had solitude to read. Unfortunately, tragically, like so many young black males, that solitude only came in prison.”
― Bell Hooks

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Erica’s Groups

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13381 members — last activity May 24, 2026 05:17PM
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26952 members — last activity May 26, 2026 06:12AM
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

500 Great Books By Women — 1615 members — last activity Sep 01, 2025 05:18AM
500 Great Books By Women A Reader's Guide to the Worlds of Women's Writing Be sure to check out the bookshelf and see if you've reviewed any of the ...more