Holly

“Women play the villains in fairy tales—what are you saying when you place the very emblem of lowly domestic duty between your legs and ride off, defying the bounds of community and laws of gravity?”
― Stacy Schiff, The Witches: Salem, 1692

“Half the things in there he has never heard of: Tragacanth? Guaiacum? London Spirit? It's no wonder Brownlee thinks the "potions" don't work: most of this stuff is fucking Shakespearean. Was the previous surgeon some kind of a Druid?”
― Ian McGuire, The North Water

“You know, most of this feminism business was nothing more than white American women telling non-white women what to do and how to do it, with this patronizing if-you-become-just-like-me-you’ll-be-free bullshit,”
― Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings

“The priest motioned for the congrecation to sit, then welcomed everyone in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He wasn't so much thin as soft, with wisps of dull brown hair and oversize glasses that made him look gooberish. As he shook holy water over a bundle of cane stalks leaning against the wall, Charley wondered if his blessing would be powerful enough, because from where she sat, it looked like he'd have trouble asking for extra mayo on his sandwich.”
― Natalie Baszile, Queen Sugar