The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe Quotes

“no matter what it is, a novel, a law book, an engineering manual, a great piece of classic literature, a banned book even – in fact they are usually worth a read – you can read it. There’s no barrier once you can read, except the ones we put on ourselves, so read whatever you like – there are no rules.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“try sleeping with a mosquito?”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“She says not to wish a life of ease on your kids, that it makes them weak and vulnerable to collapse when things go wrong, as invariably they do. Instead, as they overcome each little hurdle, they get stronger and learn more, making them better able for the next thing life throws at them. I told her she’s like the Dalai Lama, she’s so wise. ‘Didn’t he say that if you think you’re too small to make a difference,”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“One of us does something wrong, and we’re all the same, bad to the bones. One of us does something good, then we’re the exception. That’s how they see us, always have and always will.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“It reminds me of that quote from Margaret Atwood, who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale: ‘Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“here”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“Mutton dressed as lamb’,”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“DNA is the best thing, and mobile phones. Those two have solved more crime in the last few years than anything else. It’s close to impossible to get away with things now. There’s always either a physical or digital trace.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“quote from Margaret Atwood, who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale: ‘Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“We teach people how to treat us, so if we behave like a doormat, we’ll be treated like one.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“Little Julia McGovern is in Kate’s class, and the dress they have her in must weigh a ton. It has lights in it, actual fairy lights, and she has a gold tiara with more lights.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“from Margaret Atwood, who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale: ‘Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe

“Then no matter what it is, a novel, a law book, an engineering manual, a great piece of classic literature, a banned book even – in fact they are usually worth a read – you can read it. There’s no barrier once you can read, except the ones we put on ourselves, so read whatever you like – there are no rules.”
― Jean Grainger, The Existential Worries of Mags Munroe