The Saucy Wenches Book Club

“I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” ~ John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

“Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud.” ~ T.J. Klune, Somewhere Beyond the Sea

“That is the problem with ignorance. You can never truly know the extent of what you are ignorant about.” ~ Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time

“Don’t call her Sunshine,” he commanded. “Why not?” If Carrion’s plan was to poke the bear, then he sure as hell knew how to go about it. But Kingfisher didn’t respond to the taunting note in his question. He just cocked his head a little, nostrils flaring, and spoke in a low rumble. “Because she is moonlight. The mist that shrouds the mountains. The bite of electricity in the air before a storm. The smoke that rolls across a battlefield before the killing starts. You have no idea what she is. What she could be. You should call her Majesty.” ~ Callie Hart, Quicksilver

But that’s the thing about life: both your wildest dreams and your worst nightmares can come true. ~ Liane Moriarty, Here One Moment

I could see books in front of me. I had read them secretly, but this time, in this fever dream, I was able to read without fear of being discovered. I had wondered every time I sneaked in there what white people would do to a slave who had learned how to read. What would they do to a slave who had taught the other slaves to read? What would they do to a slave who knew what a hypotenuse was, what irony meant, how retribution was spelled? ~ Percival Everett, James