Lacey

“The weak shouldn't have to fear the powerful, and the powerful shouldn't be simply allowed to take what they wanted without consequence. Power should be a burden, not a shield. It should be used to everybody's betterment, not merely for the person who wielded it.”
― Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

“You see, here is the Lady’s grace. It has been here all along. She has shown me Her grace in a drink of water when I was thirsty and bread when I was hungry and a bed when I was tired, not through miracles, but through the kindness of those who stood to gain nothing from helping me. It is through the hands of strangers that She has carried out Her will.”
― Margaret Rogerson, Vespertine

“Looking back now, it seems strange that I spent so much of my childhood on alert for roving satanists and unmarked quicksand, neither of which ended up being nearly as much of a problem in my real life as I had been led to believe.”
― Jenny Lawson, I Choose Darkness

“Science has given us a lot, no question, and scientists should be proud of their record overall. But science can and should do better, and the stories of its victims deserve to be more widely known.”
― Sam Kean, The Icepick Surgeon