The Resemblance Quotes

“If we ever learn anything, if we can change systems so ingrained in money and power, and if there’s such a thing as justice, or if justice is just one of those lofty ideas that sounds nice in theory but is completely without substance in practice.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“Justice is blind because we blinded her. So we could choose whom to punish and whom to set free.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“I read once that death isn’t instant. Our brains are still ticking for ten minutes or so, even after our hearts stop, meaning that in some way, we may be conscious of our own death.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“And anything that endangers the safety or mental or physical well-being of a student is considered hazing.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“Life can be snipped out in an instant, and we’re so flippant about it.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“Too many cops drive around looking for people to arrest, acting on biases, and false assumptions like a limp means someone’s holding and a hoodie means they’re hiding something.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“one in five, she’d say, that’s how many college women will be assaulted before they graduate; 74 percent, that’s how much more likely women in sororities are to be raped, and 300 percent—men in fraternities are three times more likely to commit rape. And at least one—at least one student will die this year in a hazing-related incident.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance

“Hell is empty, all the devils are here.”
― Lauren Nossett, The Resemblance