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“Eventually, Perkins and Chiu sent notice that they were resigning from Miramax and pursuing legal action.”
― Ronan Farrow, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

“We must respect that silence and make our decisions and judgments based upon science and fact and simple old-fashioned common sense—a commodity absent for too long from those in governmental elevatia, where its employ would do us all much good.”
― Mark Dunn, Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters

“A ship there is and she sails the sea, She’s loaded deep as deep can be, But not so deep as the love I’m in I know not if I sink or swim. The water is wide, I cannot get o’er it And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat that will carry two And both shall row, my Love and I.”
― Alice Hoffman, Magic Lessons

“As is true of most men who wield their power like a weapon, Conkling was widely feared, slavishly obeyed, and secretly despised.”
― Candice Millard, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

“Benghazi demonstrated the willingness of Republican leaders and their media allies to exploit the deaths of Americans and propagate baseless conspiracy theories to advance their political interests.”
― Adam Schiff, Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could

“I am an Episcopalian but belong to no congregation and am not a believer in any formal sense, if that’s what you mean. But God and I are on perfectly good terms. And now, if you’ll excuse me”
― Stephen Greco, Such Good Friends: A Novel of Truman Capote & Lee Radziwill

“The old white men who run this country are scared. And people do stupid, ugly things when they’re scared.” She leaned close. “But they’re counting on their power and our fear.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Women

“I’ll tell you. It’s because if Hitler has his way, we’ll all be slaves—and, as an American, with our shameful history of slavery, let me tell you how monstrously horrible that would be. We’re fighting for the right to be free citizens. It’s a privilege that the Americans and British have—no matter if you’re rich or poor, you’re born free—and you can express your opinion and vote. And work. And this doesn’t just apply to men. Women are slowly but surely making strides—the vote, higher education, laws that protect our money and property. But this treatment of women—middle- and upper-class women—as though we’re children or goddesses or precious objets d’art—well, that’s a kind of slavery. So, you may want to keep me in the drawing room, or the kitchen, or the nursery—or the typing pool—but it’s simply another form of tyranny—one that we’re supposedly fighting against.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, Mr. Churchill's Secretary

“Imagine a working-class voter who has just finished a second shift at work. She races home to check on her kids, then hurries over to her polling location. The last time she voted was a while ago, probably for president. No one reached out to her to vote in local elections, whenever they were—she can’t quite recall, given her jobs as a pre-K teacher and a cashier at the local pharmacy. But she tries to vote when she can. After waiting in line for nearly two hours, she reaches the front desk, identification in hand. Only, the poll worker tells her she is not on the list. Confused, she explains that she still lives at the same address and hasn’t changed anything about her circumstances. She hasn’t committed a felony, and she cares about this race because the candidate seems to have a plan for increased access to childcare. However, she sheepishly admits that she hasn’t voted since Obama won the first time. The kindly poll worker explains that the woman has probably been purged. She’s lost her right to vote because she didn’t use it often enough.”
― Stacey Abrams, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America

“It seems fantastical”
― Jean Grainger, Yesterday's Paper

“While other dysfunctional families may struggle with denial”
― Zelina Chinwoh, Family is Not All You Need: A Self-Help Guide to Coping with Narcissistic Family Members and Dysfunctional Home Environments

“Phrases like “All you do is cry,” “You are too sensitive,” or “Get over it” shut down emotional expression and teach children to mistrust their inner experiences. Rather than learning to identify feelings like sadness”
― Zelina Chinwoh, Family is Not All You Need: A Self-Help Guide to Coping with Narcissistic Family Members and Dysfunctional Home Environments

“Rose reached a breaking point near the end of her fourth pregnancy. She abruptly moved out of the Beals Street house”
― Kate Clifford Larson, Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

“Do not allow the things others have done to you or the betrayals you have experienced to define who you are or limit your ability to heal and grow. You are better than the things that have hurt you and”
― Zelina Chinwoh, Family is Not All You Need: A Self-Help Guide to Coping with Narcissistic Family Members and Dysfunctional Home Environments

“If we want to raise an empowered next generation of Black and Brown girls who can love themselves”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot