Mattie Lippe

“The physician spoke with confidence. He was a man, after all. He had no reason to think he would not be believed.”
― Emilia Hart, Weyward

“Do you know how many rapes end up with a conviction? Five out of one thousand. There are currently two hundred and fifty thousand unsolved murder cases in America. And if you get killed by a police officer, you know how likely the officer will be held accountable? One in two thousand.”
― Calla Henkel, Scrap: A Novel

“Lucky had this theory that having a bad dad was like growing up in a place with a long, rough winter. It hardens you. It also prepares you for reality, which is that summer is a season, not a lifestyle, and most men will hurt you if they get the chance. Or maybe it was only the people who grew up with bad dads who believed that.”
― Coco Mellors, Blue Sisters

“But why would you even want to help? War isn’t for women.” I lean very close to him and lower my voice to a dangerous pitch. “And yet we suffer most in them.”
― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène