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“Why are men so awful?”
“My dear, you might as well ask why the sky is blue. Men are the way they are because we’ve allowed them to run roughshod over us for centuries. But your generation is changing that, I believe. It takes time for attitudes to shift.” She leaned in and whispered, “And you’ll come to learn they are good for some things.”
“Marriage doesn’t mean children.” At least, it shouldn’t.
how will our daughters change the world if there are no more daughters?”
“Why are sons not taught to change things? Why must the burdens and problems of this world constantly fall on the shoulders of women?”
“I do not care to have my choices taken away from me, no matter how small.”
Alone, you were vulnerable. Together meant you were infinitely stronger.
Years of experience had taught him that employing silence was often the most threatening thing a man could do.
“Asking for what you want is not selfish. None of this is about who wins or loses. We don’t keep score. If any man ever tries to tell you otherwise, he deserves to be beaten.”
You cannot stay on top forever.”
No one was beyond saving. And everyone—even Jack Mulligan—was worthy of redemption.
