Freda Swartz

“The people at the center of these stories of power couples mostly choose to see their own motives as selfless. In Elizabeth Edwards’ autobiography Resilience, she wrote of her marriage to John, U.S. senator from North Carolina, ‘We were lovers, life companions, crusaders, side by side, for a vision of what the country could be.’ When she found out he was cheating on her, the crusading together became ‘the glue’ that kept them together. ‘I grabbed hold of it. I needed to,’ Edwards wrote. ‘Although I no longer knew what I could trust between the two of us, I knew I could trust in our work together.’ She wanted ‘an intact family fighting for causes more important than any one of us.”
― Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

“That’s how we are programmed”
― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

“Recognize there’s always value in taking the shot as you’re learning and building muscle memory. There is no such thing as perfect.”
― Chitra D. Nawbatt, The CodeBreaker Mindset: The Unwritten Rules for Success

“Oh, for goodness’ sake… Get over yourself.”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum