The Saucy Wenches Book Club

Listen, no one hikes two thousand miles because they’re happy. Even the most cheerful or uncomplaining hikers aren’t “happy.” You’ve got to have a significant fire under you to slog through over two thousand miles of jagged rocks, rain, and snakes. You’ve got to have a deep, unshakable point to prove. Everybody’s got a reason to hike the trail. It’s never because they are well loved and at peace. What was mine? Well, I suppose it was to heal. ~ Amity Gaige, Heartwood

“I wish to be the mother you are to me,” she said so softly Mabel doubted her own ears. But those were the words she spoke, and Mabel took them into her heart and held them there forever. ~ Eowyn Ivey, The Snow Child

“Love isn’t something you can cup in your hands, and I have to believe that means it’s something that can’t ever be lost.” ~ Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful Life

“When you have so many other people doing things for you professionally and personally, you stop taking responsibility for any of it.” ~ Sarah Wynn-Williams, Careless People

“People’s capacity for turning dogmatic stupidity into political movements never ceased to amaze me. We’ve knocked off 99.9% of the human race and somehow the crazies still manage to survive. It just defies the odds.” ~ Dennis E. Taylor, We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Life is too short to miss the lightning strike and too long to live it alone. ~ Rebecca Yarros, The Things We Leave Unfinished