The Saucy Wenches Book Club

“Why was I born so attractive?” “Because everyone would have throttled you within the first five minutes otherwise.” ~ Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth

I often wonder if the bright benefit of belief outweighed the darkness its abuse could bring. ~ Neal Shusterman, Scythe

“My patience is an infinite lake. Feel free to drown yourself.” ~ Ilona Andrews, Blood Heir ( Aurelia Ryder #1)

“When the world is hard, love must be harder still.” ~ N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky ( Broken Earth #3)

Wendy reads my mind. “What have you been doing with yourself, Murtagh the Squirter?” she shouts at full Glaswegian volume. Lacroix: “Climbed a Munro, chased some sheep, had sex...” Wendy: “Poor wee lamby. ” ~ Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other

“What nonsense,” he says. “It is because I love you that I won’t. Love is hungry. Love is selfish.” “You are thinking of possession.” He shrugs. “Are they so different? I have seen what humans do to things they love.” “People are not things,” she says. “And you will never understand them.” ~ V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“This is life, and I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a very different thing to say. That is truth.” ~ Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm of War

“Remember, love that doesn’t include honesty doesn’t deserve to be called love.” ― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“At times of difficulty, watching birds ushers you into a different world, where no words need to be spoken.” ~ Helen Macdonald, Vesper Flights

It was the third dead body he’d found while fishing, but such was the reality of a childhood spent outdoors in Florida. It was a testament to the teen’s passion for angling that he’d never considered getting a new hobby. ~ Carl Hiaasen, Squeeze Me

“I love having existential crises at bedtime, it’s so restful.” ~ Naomi Novik, A Deadly Education

“This is what his mother would call a moment with meaning. A moment that changes the moments that follow.” ~ Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“Men are sheep. Where one goes, the rest will soon follow.”   — Lady Whistledown ~ Julia Quinn, The Duke and I ( Bridgertons #1)

Birds are not difficult to understand. Their behaviour tells me what they are thinking. Generally it runs along the lines of: Is this food? Is this? What about this? This might be food. I am almost certain that this is. Or occasionally: It is raining. I do not like it. ~ Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

“Anyone can nurture a myth about their life if they have enough manure, so if the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, that’s probably because it’s full of shit.” ~ Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

Hate is loud, but I think you’ll learn it’s because it’s only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as your remember you’re not alone, you will overcome. ~ T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

Bella informs her that this is the precise reason why women’s dresses no longer have pockets, to show they bear no witch-ways or ill intentions, and Juniper responds that she has both, thank you very much. ~ Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches