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“The planet is going to burst at any minute. You’ll see, Son, it’s either going to be blown to bits or all of us are going to die from some plague. Look at what’s happening in China, they’ve already started killing themselves because there
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“See this here? This is Seoul. It’s just a dot. A dot. We all of us are living in this tiny, cramped dot. You may not get to see all of it, but I want you to know: it’s a wide world out there.”
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
“But in certain pivotal moments in women’s lives, the “woman” stigma reared its head to obscure their vision, stay their hands, and hold them back. The mixed signals were confusing and disconcerting.”
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
“What do you want from us? The dumb girls are too dumb, the smart girls are too smart, and the average girls are too unexceptional?”
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
“Jiyoung grew up being told to be cautious, to dress conservatively, to be “ladylike.” That it’s your job to avoid dangerous places, times of day and people. It’s your fault for not noticing and not avoiding.”
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
― Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
“People don’t just happen. We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The “I” it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, “I am no longer yours.”
― How We Fight For Our Lives
― How We Fight For Our Lives
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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434 friends
137 books
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851 friends
995 books
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22 friends
9,893 books
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85 friends
1,378 books
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363 friends
957 books
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32 friends
2,459 books
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145 friends
1,412 books
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323 friends
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