Naomi

“Most of the parents who came to the school were full-time mothers and housewives; most of the villagers offering their opinions were retired, elderly and male. It was another enactment of the ancient dialogue, its lines written centuries ago, between the entreating voices of women, and the oblivious, overbearing dismissiveness of old men.”
― Richard Lloyd Parry, Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone

“I could champion racial justice in our home, or I could enjoy granny’s cookies. I went with the cookies. —”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“I didn’t feel like I’d really won anything, but I had come through the day no worse off than I’d come into it, which, as I have been telling myself for many years now, is a victory whether it feels like one or not.”
― John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van

“I don't belong to the masses, I've been against the masses all my life, and I'm not in favour of dogs.”
― Thomas Bernhard, Concrete