Bec

“No surprise. Idiots make it into every company. They tend to interview well.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“Do you know what this is?" the girl bellowed slowly.
"No," I said. She seemed genuinely pleased.
"These are the deeds of our Savior. The word of our Lord."
"Oh, Lenin's collected works," I said. "Which volume?”
― Miroslav Penkov, East of the West: A Country in Stories

“in 1484, Pope Innocent VIII ordered that all cats seen in the company of women be considered their familiars; these witches were to be burned along with their animals. The cats’ extermination contributed to the growth of the rat population, so aggravating subsequent outbreaks of disease—which were blamed on witches”
― Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial

“May I suggest that, for the next few days at least, you do not underestimate the bigotry of zealots”
― Jane Higgins, Glimpse