James

“Since histories were first written, the aim of the writer has invariably been to ‘correct’ our view of the past, and to align it more closely with the writer’s view of the present, and the way it was reached.”
― John Darwin, Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain

“When things were going wrong, it was so easy to imagine that everyone knew, that everyone was talking about it. But nobody cared nearly as much about your life as you did.”
― Brittany Cavallaro, The Case for Jamie

“How many times do I have to tell you, Minnow? You have to—” I was walking! I want to shout. I was just walking! But what comes out is this: “We could do everything right, and they’d still think we were dangerous.”
― Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

“There were so many comments on my accent that I adopted a Texan swagger just to be contrary.”
― Brittany Cavallaro, The Case for Jamie