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“But first you got to get out of the library sometimes and meet somebody, 'cause it ain't legal to marry books.”
― The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
― The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
“Poetry is the fiery index to the genius of the age.”
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“Time passes by, I do not care. “A breath of music or of a dream, of something that would make me almost feel, something that would make me not think. —Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics, 2002) Originally published January 1, 1982.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“My point is, it takes a special person to cry over a book. It shows compassion as well as imagination...Don't ever lose that”
― Melissa
― Melissa
“If you look at most female archetypes—the mother, the virgin, the whore—their power comes from their relation to men. But not the Witch. The Witch derives her power from nature. She calls forth her dreams with spells and incantations. With poetry. And I think that’s why we are frightened of them. What’s scarier to the world of men than a woman limited only by her imagination?”
― Reverie
― Reverie
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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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
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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
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