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My monster suit always fit better than my regular skin. I was never a guardian, or a hero, but a creator and harvester of fear.
“The earth holds things in its body. In clay. In ice. The real. The unreal. Time. Each other. All the chances we had.”
― It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
― It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
“But boys will be boys, our favorite phrase that excuses so many things, while the only thing we have for the opposite gender is women, said with disdain and punctuated with an eye roll.”
― The Female of the Species
― The Female of the Species
“I cannot make speeches, Emma...If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it.”
― Emma
― Emma
“MARIA MADE A LIST of things she would never do. She would never: walk through the Sands or Caesar’s alone after midnight. She would never: ball at a party, do S-M unless she wanted to, borrow furs from Abe Lipsey, deal. She would never: carry a Yorkshire in Beverly Hills.”
― Play It as It Lays
― Play It as It Lays
“I think I’m always so much more happy with books and movies and stuff. I think I get more excited about well-done representations of life than life itself.
- Celine”
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
- Celine”
― Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays
Horror Spotlight
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We read diverse horror. Our readalongs take place on our discord server each month.
Horror Aficionados
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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
Newest Literary Fiction
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Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Feb 27, 2026 02:51AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
belletrist
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celebrating literature, authors, and the literary community, curated by Emma Roberts & Karah Preiss ...more
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