The Saucy Wenches Book Club

...like most people who are afflicted by preoccupation with success, he remains oblivious to the true pleasures in life. As such, he is willing to sacrifice them. ~ Molly McGhee, Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

“Well,” I say, “life is the process of learning shit that you never ever wanted to hear.” ~ Nick Harkaway, Titanium Noir

I always think that the quickest way to understand someone is to look at what’s on their bookshelves. Especially if they are honest bookshelves, not the fancy ornamental kind. And there was nothing fancy or ornamental about this place. ~ Matt Haig, The Life Impossible

Everyone would soon have more riches and power than they knew what to do with. That was the goal. That was the game’s win condition. It never occurred to me that it might also be the losing one. ~ Richard Powers, Playground

“I am never going to know how to live without a community of purpose. I am going to keep looking for this for the rest of my life, whatever happens.” ~ Naomi Alderman, The Future

“The amount of time you spent together probably matters, but less time doesn’t mean less love. Whether it’s a day or year, human or cat, and even if we may never see them again, there are those who are irreplaceable in our lives.” ~ Syou Ishida, We’ll Prescribe You a Cat