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“I reject the patriarchal narrative that says this is how men should be, this is how women should be, and this is how power dynamics should be. I condemn it everywhere it reigns. It does not harm just the women but also the men, not just the girls but also the boys. It is the ruination of freedom. It robs us of autonomy and forces us into caricatures.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Awake: A Memoir

“What if bewilderment at social choreography is the only true thing happening in the room? What if decorum doesn’t grease the machine but grinds it to a halt? I’ve never lived in a world where we all say what we actually mean and feel and think and believe and want. Maybe she is the one standing in integrity and the rest of us are just following the damn script.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Awake: A Memoir

“and a nation where you can’t ask questions is one that is going downhill.”
― Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

“So we hammer everything but the nail?"
"Listen to me." Amanda tapped her desk for attention. "Why do I have to keep reminding you of Waco and Ruby Ridge? The FBI has dealt with these paramilitary white nationalist organizations far longer than we have."
"Yeah, they've made them too white to fail.”
― Karin Slaughter, The Last Widow