Simpleen Jessyka

“For a moment, Nick was speechless. She thought she needed his help flirting? From what had just happened up- stairs in her kitchen, she was the master and he was the novice. He'd practically fallen at her feet and worshipped her.”
― Kristina Forest, The Neighbor Favor

“Elles étaient convaincues que ces hommes, qui comptaient pourtant parmi eux leurs propres pères, leurs oncles et cousins, "les tueraient s'ils les retrouvaient".”
― Sonia Faleiro, The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing

“And so, just like that, in less than an hour since they were gone, Padma was no longer the quick-tempered one. Lalli was no longer the faithful partner in crime. Who they were, and what had happened to them, was already less important than what their disappearance meant to the status of the people left behind.”
― Sonia Faleiro, The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing

“Mais le sentiment d'impuissance est aussi nourri par le fonctionnement, du système scolaire, dont on tente de masquer le caraptère structurellement inégalitaire et discriminatoire en surmédiatisant les exceptions : la fabuleuse réussite de telle ministre issue de l'immigration africaine, le par- cours formidable de tel chercheur qui a grandi dans une cité. Pour faire croire que quand on veut, on peut. Donc toi qui n'as pas réussi, tu ne peux t`en prendre qu'a toi-même. Et à tes parents.”
― Fatima Ouassak, La puissance des mères