The Saucy Wenches Book Club

Humans are the only species who subvert truth for their own entertainment. ~ Shelby Van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures

“Every part. I love all of you.” He blew a dark curl out of his eyes. “I’d spend the fortunes of the universe to protect you. I’d drain the seas dry. Fell every tree. I would sacrifice the sun from the fucking sky and surrender the stars, too, if I could. But those things aren’t mine to give. All I have is my life. It isn’t much, but I’d spend it and consider the price small if it meant keeping you safe.” ~ Callie Hart, Brimstone

This was the real sacrifice: giving up your own joy, the thing you maybe loved to do more than anything else on earth, so that your kid might experience it someday too. Might feel a bit of this joy himself. ~ Eric Puchner, Dream State

He stands before the fire, warming his rump. It is winter after all, and none of us are ever truly warm unless butted up to an open flame. ~ Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River

“After you’ve cheated someone, you have no option but to turn that person into an ogre so as to justify your own misdeeds.” ~ Kiran Desai, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

“And in case you didn’t get the memo, I think the shit hit the fan and it’s all over the goddamn ceiling.” ~ Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark