A Spark of Light

by Jodi Picoult

You don’t look at another person’s plate to see if they have more than you. You look to see if they have enough.

Dr. King’s words floated into his mind: If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.

Mlk quote of what u would die for

Dr. King’s words beat in his head: If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving.

I like this motif

the waiting period to get an abortion was longer than the waiting period to get a gun.

This is such a thought provoking but succinct line that sums up every worthy theme in this book.

If you didn’t want abortions, shouldn’t you at least be throwing free condoms and birth control pills out to anyone who would take them?

Yes

When does a woman stop being one?

Where we draw the line shifts—not just between those who are pro-life and pro-choice, but in each individual woman, depending on her current circumstances.

Laws are black and white. The lives of women are a thousand shades of gray.

however, if the endgame is to reduce abortions, promoting contraception would be the easiest solution.

If pro-life advocates could prevent abortions by raising taxes and volunteering to adopt, would they?

Increasing the minimum wage would give women the financial security to raise a baby, if they so choose.