Mercy Sakes

“If stupid was sand, he’d be half the Sahara.”
― Louise Penny, All the Devils Are Here

“I think it's a response to terrorism. From the time we're little girls, we're taught to fear the bad man who might get us. We're terrified of being raped, abused, even killed by the bad man, but the problem is, you can't tell the good ones from the bad ones, so you have to wary of them all. We're told not to go out by ourselves late at night, not to dress a certain way, not to talk to male strangers, not to lead men on. We take self-defense classes, keep our doors locked, carry pepper spray and rape whistles. The fear of men is ingrained in us from girlhood. Isn't that a form of terrorism?”
― Sarai Walker, Dietland

“What leadership? Tildy thought. The president had been almost entirely absent in the debate about how to deal with the contagion, except to blame the opposing party for ignoring public health needs before he took office.”
― Lawrence Wright, The End of October

“was wrong. I’m sorry. I don’t know. I need help.”
― Louise Penny, A Better Man