Joan

“wanted this book to highlight a neurodiverse heroine who happens to be on medication and in therapy falling in love and thriving. I wanted to show the messy, heavy parts of her life alongside the moments that sweep her off her feet. And I wanted a hero who’d love her through her dark days, not despite them—because to me, that is the most romantic thing of all.”
― Rachel Lynn Solomon, Weather Girl

“And if you don’t see race, then you’re turning a blind eye on racial injustices. Because colorblind or not, racism does happen. And why be colorblind? We’re all different, and diversity is a good thing.”
― Sheeryl Lim, Brown Boy Nowhere

“things that I never could: “Honey, could you take this?” or “Here, can you hold her for a second?” The child could go from one parent’s arms to the other’s. There were countless times I told Mia she had to walk, because my arms were tired and I couldn’t hold her anymore.”
― Stephanie Land, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

“Whether on paper or in my mind, the problems I had to deal with first—the car repair, the court date, the empty cupboards—went at the top, on the left. The next pressing issue went next to it, on the right. I’d focus on one problem at a time, working left to right, top to bottom.”
― Stephanie Land, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive