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Emma
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We are powerful enough to light the world at night, to artificially refrigerate food, to leave Earth’s atmosphere and orbit it from outer space. But we cannot save those we love from suffering. This is the story of human history as I
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“I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn't change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance...logic can be happily tossed out the window.”
― The Stand
― The Stand
Emma’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emma’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
681 books
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22 friends
3,084 books
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460 books
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Favorite Genres
Art, Chick-lit, Classics, Crime, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, and Thriller
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