The Saucy Wenches Book Club

Most of all she missed making him laugh so hard he spat his breakfast out. That sort of thing only got more fun with age, especially after he got false teeth. ~ Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

By the time they’d finished their tea, they were almost in love with each other – not quite yet, because true love took time and memories, but as close to love as first impressions could take them. ~ R.F. Kuang, Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution

“There are birds, and then there are other birds. Maybe they don’t sing. Maybe they don’t fly. Maybe they don’t fit in. I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather be an other bird rather than just the same old thing.” ~ Sarah Addison Allen, Other Birds

“The librarian is the most important educator in school. What she doesn’t know, she can find out. This is not an opinion; it’s a fact. Do not share this fact with Mrs. Mudford.” ~ Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“F#%k all the firsts, Sky. The only thing that matters to me with you are the forevers.” ~ Colleen Hoover, Hopeless

“Words can damn or bless in equal measure, and are never to be used lightly.” ~ Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda

My older self knows that you must stop—in the middle of the chaos—to take in the world around you. To breathe in deeply, smell the sunscreen and the rubber of the ball, let the breeze blow across your neck, feel the warmth of the sun on your skin. In this respect, I love the way the world has aged me. ~ Taylor Jenkins Reid, Carrie Soto Is Back