The Saucy Wenches Book Club

“Without guilt we would all be monsters. And memory is the ink with which we list our crimes.” ~ Mark Lawrence, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

What she wanted was a true heart to love her, to run wild with her through the forest. ~ Sarah J. Maas, House of Sky and Breath

Because he knew her well enough to realize she’d rather be holed up in here like Gollum, stroking books and murmuring, “My precious.” ~ Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown

The truth has been a more complex commodity than the market can easily package and sell. ~ Naomi Alderman, The Power

“No one else gets to define who I am. Only me.” ~ Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After

“I have found that it is not until you properly look at things with the care of a botanist, or an artist, that you really see their true nature.” ~ Kayte Nunn, The Botanist’s Daughter

‘I’m not wearing anything whose design is based on Bashford’s testicles.’ ‘You could do worse,’ said Bashford indignantly, from ground level. ‘Not according to what’s written in the ladies’ loo on the third floor. And there’s a diagram on the wall, as well.’ ‘Really?’ said Bashford smugly. ‘The entire wall?’ ‘Most of it seemed to be contained in an area approximately equivalent to that of a postage stamp.’ ~ Jodi Taylor, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (The Chronicles of St Mary’s #6)

“Identity is a strange thing. Are we who we say we are, or do we become the person others see? Do they define us by what we choose to show them, or what they see despite our best attempts to conceal it?” ~ Julie Clark, The Last Flight

“Let’s focus on what we have in common and not on the differences that have pulled us apart.” ~ The Personal Librarian , Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

“You only need to look up to see the best proof of endless possibilities.” ~ Delemhach, The House Witch

“So just to clarify, I always have my vagina with me. It’s like my American Express card. (In that I don’t leave home without it. Not that I use it to buy stuff with.)” ~ Jenny Lawson, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

“We’re part of the sky, and the rocks in your mother’s garden, and that old man who sleeps by the train station. We’re all interconnected, and when you see that, you see how beautiful life is. Your mother and sisters don’t have that awareness. Not yet, anyway. They believe they’re contained in their bodies, in the biographical facts of their lives.” ~ Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

“Do you know what St. Peter says to everyone who tries to get into heaven?” ... “Peter says, ‘Don’t you have any scars?’ And when most would respond proudly, ‘Well, no, no I don’t,’ Peter says, ‘Why not? Was there nothing worth fighting for?’ ” ~ Matthew Perry, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

“You’re like gravity. Everything keeps spinning, but my mind’s always got one hand on you.” ~ Emily Henry, Happy Place

“Well, if I can’t — I mean, clearly I was a massive dick back then.” “Steady on,” she said. “Bigger than average maybe. I wouldn’t have said massive.” ~ Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood

“Dogs and books, two excellent defenses against solitude and despair.” ~ Margarita Montimore, Oona Out of Order

“Success was ephemeral—and fluid—as I’d found out the hard way. It came. It went. It changed you from the outside, but not from the inside.” ~ Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist

If something keeps you human when pressure makes you feel like a volcano, hold onto that thing by whatever means necessary. ~ Talia Hibbert, Take a Hint, Dani Brown