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Ali Forger
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“The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”
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“Those kids aren't dumb. But the people who run these schools want to make sure they don't get smart: they are really teaching the kids to be slaves.”
― If Beale Street Could Talk
― If Beale Street Could Talk
“love brought you here. If you trusted love this far, don't panic now.”
― If Beale Street Could Talk
― If Beale Street Could Talk
“Therefore, whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“He would often try to think that perhaps that has to be the case: that our teenage years have to simultaneously be the brightest light and the darkest depths, because that’s how we learn to figure out our horizons.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
Ali’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ali’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,355 books
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71 friends
870 books
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59 friends
210 books
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112 friends
1,317 books
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36 friends
3 books
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91 friends
6 books
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5 friends
311 books
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160 friends
61 books
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74 friends
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