Haley

“[…] mines don’t work that way. They don’t blow up a human body, they take off a leg or ankle or the family jewels. That’s what they’re designed for, not to kill people, but to wound ‘em so the army will spend valuable resources keeping them alive, and then send ‘em home in a wheelchair so Ma and Pa Civilian can be reminded every time they see ‘em that maybe supporting this war isn’t such a good idea.”
― Max Brooks, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

“When will a woman lie? Sometimes for herself. Usually for the man she loves. Always for her children.”
― Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links

“If poor whites were focused on feeling superior to those below them in status, they were less focused on those above.”
― Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism

“They say women are blessed with the ability to forget the pain of childbirth so they will be able to have more children later. I often wonder whether the same principle applies to the challenges of writing a book of this magnitude. Had another author warned me about what a monumental task it would be, I'm not sure I would have been so insane as to pursue the dream.”
― Toni Weschler, Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health