The Saucy Wenches Book Club

And yes, I will go into the year as you said: boldly, unapologetically, head up and not taking bullshit from anyone with a penis. ~ Virginia Evans, The Correspondent: A Novel

And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves. ~ Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

Some tendency suppressed and kept within decent bounds in my time had been unleashed and any shame about it so intensely rationalized that it no longer occurred to anyone that the swollen ugliness everywhere was a direct result of the heedless indulgence of some pervasive acquisitive hunger. If I might say it that way. Greed , greed, one could taste it in the air. ~ George Saunders, Vigil

“None of this happened, Paul,” she says. “You and I never existed. There is no Antimemetics Division.” ~ qntm, Sam Hughes, There Is No Antimemetics Division

“ Heart eyes. Hayden said I look at you with heart eyes.” Shane squirmed against his bedsheets. “When did he say that?” “At camp. I was staring at you and he said—” “Oh god.” Shane palmed his face. “He did not say that.” “Yes. Was probably true. I look at you and I am just...” Ilya opened and closed his fist several times in front of his chest. “My heart goes crazy” ~ Rachel Reid, The Long Game

“You know how you can remember exactly when and where you read certain books? A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you’re reading it. And it preserves it, like a time capsule.” ~ Lily King, Heart the Lover

To watch things fall into place for me might have caused resentment in other fathers. Not James Crowe. Success, he explained in an interview I discovered years later ... was defined by something he learned from his own dad. Did you bring joy to your community? Did you put something back into the world? ~ Cameron Crowe, The Uncool

“The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm, while if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn.” ~ George R.R. Martin, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

“Oh my god, Carl. It’s porn. This is unauthorized derriere porn! The Donut Holes are an unauthorized fan group, and now they have merch! Merch that exploits my backside! Carl, do something!” “Donut,” I said. “It’s enchanted. He’s wearing it because it helps him. You can’t even see it.” “How would you like it if someone was wearing a shirt featuring your butthole, Carl?” “I don’t stick my butthole in everybody’s face when they’re trying to sit down and eat.” “Well, excuse me for showing affection. I mean really.” ~ Matt Dinniman, This Inevitable Ruin ( Dungeon Crawler Carl #7)

“No life is ordinary. No life is without hope, without light, even during the unimaginable.” ~ Jacqueline Harpman, I Who Have Never Known Men

“Women have been each other’s sword and shield since the beginning. When men turn against us, we turn to one another.” ~ Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die

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