The Saucy Wenches Book Club

Sherlock Holmes once said that “the chief proof of man’s real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.” My smallness had been driven home. Now to be great. ~ Death & Desire , Deborah Wilde

“Harrow,” said Gideon, “if my heart had a dick you would kick it.” ~ Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

“I love Tolkien,” she said quietly. It felt oddly freeing to be honest with someone. Most of the kids at her last school had cared more about movies and music than books. “And Herbert.” “ Dune was amazing. ‘Fear is the mind-killer.’ It’s so true, man.” “And Stranger in a Strange Land . That’s kinda how I feel here.” “You should. Nothing is normal in the last frontier. There’s a town up north that has a dog for a mayor.” ~ Kristin Hannah, The Great Alone

A successful lie is not fueled by the liar; it is fueled by the willingness of the listener to believe. You can’t expose a lie without first shattering the will to believe it. That is why leading people to truth is so much more effective than merely telling them. ~ Neal Shusterman, The Toll ( Arc of a Scythe #3)

Choosing a lover is a lot like choosing a therapist. We need to ask ourselves, is this someone who will be honest with me, listen to criticism, admit making mistakes, and not promise the impossible? ― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“We must believe in our souls that we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every day with this sense of dignity and this sense of somebody-ness.” ~ Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys

“Manners are not like bonbons, Nina. You may not choose the ones that suit you best; and you certainly cannot put the half-bitten ones back in the box....” ~ Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow