Meredith

“It was smart people trying to create the thing by consensus. You can't write a strategy by committee.”
― Michael Lewis, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

“What is the word for the realization that your society has left you ill-equipped for a major part of the journey of your life? When a mother cries, is it also developmental?”
― Lucy Jones, Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood

“Nothing big happens until you close the schools It's not like anything else. It's like a phase change. It's nonlinear. It's like when water temperature goes from thirty-three to thirty-two. When it goes from thirty-four to thirty-three, it's no big deal; one degree colder and it turns to ice.”
― Michael Lewis, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story

“She ended every show with her signature line: “Children, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry