The Saucy Wenches Book Club

“...but Sassenach — I am the true home of your heart, and I know that.” He lifted my hands to his mouth and kissed my upturned palms, one and then the other, his breath warm and his beard-stubble soft on my fingers. “I have loved others, and I do love many, Sassenach — but you alone hold all my heart, whole in your hands,” he said softly. “And you know that.” ~ Diana Gabaldon, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood

Bad magic, Kell had called it. No, thought Lila now. Clever magic. And clever was more dangerous than bad any day of the week. ~ V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic

“You see only flaws and faults, weaknesses to be exploited. But humans are messy, Luc. That is the wonder of them. They live and love and make mistakes, and they feel so much.” ~ V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“Reading isn’t the only thing in the world, Nina.” “It’s one of only five perfect things in the world.” “And the other four are?” “Cats, dogs, Honeycrisp apples, and coffee.” “Nothing else?” “Sure, there are other things, even good things, but those five are perfect.” “In your opinion.” “Yes, of course in my opinion. Everyone has a different five perfect things.” Polly thought about it. “I can get behind that. Mine would be movies, steak frites, Jude Law in his thirties, clean sheets at night, and indoor plumbing.” ~ Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“You’re it for me. Good days or bad, sleep or no sleep, cuddle slut or pouting on the other end of the couch. It’s you and me forever.” ~ Ivy Asher, The Bound Witch

“The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.” ~ Frank Herbert, Dune

There is nothing so enigmatic as the human will — or so the headshrinkers would have you believe.... But it’s really not so complicated. If you want to understand a man’s motivations, all you have to do is ask him: What would you do with fifty thousand dollars? ~ Amor Towles, The Lincoln Highway