Ashby

“That was when I still had a mother who taught me to read and write; who handled books with care, saying they were marvels contained in paper, calling them our friends; a mother who celebrated life through small acts, every day; whose luminous presence found beauty in the world that was degrading minute by minute.”
― Agustina Bazterrica, The Unworthy

“There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.”
― Andrew Carnegie

“We knew they were cruel like us, but that they were not loyal to one another like we were. We who treated each other's wounds, who shared food and water equally, who slept with our arms around each other to keep warm.”
― Agustina Bazterrica, The Unworthy

“An unwanted pregnancy doesn’t happen because people have sex. An unwanted pregnancy only happens if a man ejaculates irresponsibly—if he deposits his sperm in a vagina when he and his partner are not trying to conceive. It’s not asking a lot for men to avoid this.”
― Gabrielle Stanley Blair, Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way to Think About Abortion