Valley

“Where McConnell’s predecessors had filibustered some things, McConnell and his party filibustered everything. The new Republican Party was allergic not to a bill or to an issue, but to an entire presidency.”
― David Litt, Democracy in One Book or Less: How It Works, Why It Doesn’t, and Why Fixing It Is Easier Than You Think

“No one said anything about an apocalypse,” my mother says, her mouth twitching with the hint of a smile. “But I do agree that spring is a nice season for apocalypses to be triggered. Come to think of it, most of the near-apocalypses in recent memory have happened in May.” She frowns thoughtfully. “I wonder why that is.” I”
― Kiersten White, Chosen

“A hairbrush is not a gun.”
― Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

“For anyone who has been taught that good equals small and silent, here is my heart with all its ugly tangles and splendid fury.”
― E. Lockhart, Genuine Fraud