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Emily Davis
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“In the Roman world, Ovid’s Metamorphoses – that extraordinary mythological epic about people changing shape (and probably the most influential work of literature on Western art after the Bible) – repeatedly returns to the idea of the silencing of women in the process of their transformation.”
― Women & Power: A Manifesto
― Women & Power: A Manifesto
“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
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“The closeness of reality and the distance of myth, because if there is no distance you aren't amazed, and if there is no closeness you aren't moved.”
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“Satire is people as they are; romanticism, people as they would like to be; realism, people as they seem with their insides left out.”
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“It's easy to give up, and that's the one thing we cannot do. That's what gives me a reason for working: to leave people with a little more courage, with a little hope that has been nourished. Even if, of course, it's going to disappear, whatever touches one isn't lost forever.”
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Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
151 books
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1,985 friends
109 books
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46 friends
1,207 books
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91 friends
4,186 books
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181 friends
4,550 books
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65 friends
180 books
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4,156 friends
1 book
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186 friends
21,179 books
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1,086 friends
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