A Woman of Intelligence Quotes

“A man who was not my husband, and would never be my husband, because he had no prospects or common sense. That was the best kind of man to have attached to you in a subway.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“I am a very small dot in this world. My actions are of little significance. But put together with the actions of many, they could have great significance. I want to move the country in the right direction. Then when I’m terribly old and terribly unimportant, I can say that I walked the right path.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“I like you because you’re nothing like Daisy and Rose and Violet and all the other women my mother has tried to set me up with who were named after flowers yet have no roots, just petals that will wilt fast. Your petals are going to last.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“In my world, anything that isn't impossible is possible.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“The point is, feeling sorry for yourself will do nothing but make the world a worse place. So change out of your pajamas, take a shower and return to work.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“I had not become a monster; I'd become a stranger”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“America is a country with open arms, but that’s only true as long as the color of your arms is white. If they’re not, then simply staying employed and alive in this country is a battle.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“Turner Wells. I repeated the name in my head a few times. It felt like one that had been carefully inscribed on birth certificates for generations.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“I’m telling you now, long before I should, that I think you’re the perfect person for the job.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“I could see the entire city, from Harlem to Battery Park, the steam and heat, the limestone and concrete.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“Never alone. I was still never alone. In a town of nearly eight million, there were still familiar eyes on me.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence

“The change was electrifying, like taking a long, hot bath after years of lukewarm showers.”
― Karin Tanabe, A Woman of Intelligence