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Emmeline Joy is Currently Reading

Emmeline Joy is currently reading

The First Witch of Boston

by Andrea Catalano (Goodreads Author)

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Feb 23, 2026 04:36PM

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The Dead Letter Delivery (Glass Library, #4)

by C.J. Archer (Goodreads Author)

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Feb 16, 2026 05:54AM

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The Law

by Frédéric Bastiat

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Jan 27, 2026 11:48AM

Emmeline Joy’s Quotes

“It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery.”
― Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

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“So many important things pass quickly without being understood at the time. So many powerful moments are buried beneath the absurd”
― Dan Simmons

tags: moments

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“For when life makes it impossible for a man to pursue his dreams, he will connive to pursue them anyway.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

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“When you reason correctly, as Silver does, you find that you always think you’re right, but you don’t think you’re always right.”
― Jordan Ellenberg, How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

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“On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are sadly mistaken.”
― Penelope Fitzgerald

tags: writing, writing-advice, writing-craft, writing-humor

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