Philippa

“While to our eyes, waves appear suddenly on the shore, their abruptness is an illusion. Waves begin their journey thousands of miles out at sea. They accumulate shape and power from winds and undersea currents for ages. And so, when you see the women in Iran screaming for their rights, please remember that the force and fury of our screams have been gathering power for years.”
― Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

“He was a detective by then, and he was her father, so she figured he'd know how to find the bracelet.”
― Ann Patchett, Commonwealth

“In my defence I'm very tired and I don't have any good ideas.”
― Sally Rooney, Beautiful World, Where Are You

“And then. We lost touch.
Our bond should have been impossible to fray and then disintegrate. But as time took us each in a different direction, it was astonishingly simple for our connection to dissolve.”
― Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran