If You Want to Make God Laugh Quotes

“As women, we're told our worth and our value, and the many ways in which we fall short of others' expectations; we're told why we're whores and why society can't tolerate whores. We're reminded of the ways we dishonor the unwritten contract we didn't know we signed on the day of our birth: a contract in which we agreed to toe the line and know our place simply because we are the fairer sex.”
― Bianca Marais, If You Want to Make God Laugh

“The universe speaks in clues and signs, gentle nudges and hints, rather than pontifications and proverbs, commandments and condemnations. I have trusted its signs all my life, which is why I listened when it seemed like it wanted me back here.”
― Bianca Marais, If You Want to Make God Laugh

“But I know better than anyone how the heart can play the most terrible tricks on the mind. It’s a traitorous beast that can’t be trusted at the best of times, but even less so when it’s so utterly broken.”
― Bianca Marais, If You Want to Make God Laugh

“Sometimes what we deem a sacrifice worth making is one that comes with a price too high to expect another to pay.”
― Bianca Marais, If You Want to Make God Laugh

“It’s funny how our dreams change over time, how lofty they are at the beginning and how quickly we’re prepared to lower our expectations when it becomes clear we’ve been aiming too high.”
― Bianca Marais, If You Want to Make God Laugh

“As women, we’re told our worth and our value, and the many ways in which we fall short of others’ expectations; we’re told why we’re whores and why society can’t tolerate whores. We’re reminded of the ways we dishonor the unwritten contract we didn’t know we signed on the day of our birth: a contract in which we agreed to toe the line and know our place simply because we are the fairer sex.”
― Bianca Marais, If You Want to Make God Laugh