The Saucy Wenches Book Club

She let him know, in no uncertain terms, what she thought of his loyalty to a government that prioritized its own greatness over the well-being of its people — but her disapproval only fueled his. ~ Lily Brooks-Dalton, Ruins

“Friends are like oxygen. If you’ve been blessed enough to have always been surrounded by friends, you might think I’m overplaying this. I don’t blame you. If you’d always been surrounded by air, you wouldn’t think to credit it for your very existence either. But I’ve spent much of my life gasping for breath, so I promise you, it’s true. Friends are like oxygen.” ~ Sally Hepworth, Mad Mabel

So blind we humans are — so blind. To each other and to ourselves, moving through life as though through shadows, putting out a hand in the dark and thinking we have touched someone.... But mostly we travel through life unsighted, grasping only the smallest details of one another’s selves, including our own. Thinking all the while that we can see. ~ Elizabeth Strout, The Things We Never Say

“For everyone who looks around and sees only darkness, let them watch you burn and light the way” ~ Penn Cole, Burn of the Everflame

But she is learning to let others think of her what they will. She is learning to keep secrets. And in the dark soil of her silence, she is gathering bits of knowledge like seed, planting them deep. ~ Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“They have hollow bones,” Mama explained. “It’s what makes birds so fragile. But it’s also what makes it possible to fly.” ~ Jodi Picoult, Hollow Bones