The Peculiarities Quotes

“But if such things were common, then would we not know about them?” “They happen to women,” Miss Feldstein says wearily. “And as we have just witnessed, when a woman makes a claim about her own body, men may find it convenient to disbelieve her.”
― David Liss, The Peculiarities

“Thomas believes he has done a fine job of remaining sane the past weeks, but it has been a taxing day, and surely no one would blame him if he simply went mad. Lamentably, going mad will have to wait.”
― David Liss, The Peculiarities