Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

“It’s just that we tend to treat pregnancy as the most common condition in the world—as ordinary as stubbing a toe—when the truth is, it’s like getting hit by a truck.

The problem with being a minister was how many times a day he had to lie.

“But you realize,” she said carefully, as if not to embarrass him further, “that faith isn’t based on religion. Right?”