Beard in Hiding (Winston Brothers, #4.5)

by Penny Reid

didn’t throw hissy fits with those in the hospitality industry. Waitstaff were some of the hardest working folks and certainly didn’t deserve all the petty complaints they received,

“Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.” Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“Raise your voice until you are heard. Look however you want, be whoever you want, and demand people pay attention to you. Stop taking what you’re given, and demand the space in life you want.”

don’t want to have to know how to kick butt. I want people to listen to me, to my words, I want them to mean something. Why can’t a woman’s words count for more than a man’s violence?”

Have you seen what happened in Portugal? Drug-related deaths down by 90%. Who is the real bad guy? The drug dealer? Or the government that profits from making them a crime?”

“We don't see people as they are. We see people as we are.” Anaïs Nin, Little Birds

Freedom at the direct expense of another person’s wellbeing was the worst kind of evil. It was selfishness masquerading as liberty, hypocrisy wearing the clothes of perseverance and grit.