Genny

“Her anger is still pure and white and electric, but she doesn’t feel the sadness of it at all. It’s just a thing she heard about once.”
― Naomi Alderman, The Power

“For the earth is filled with violence, and every living thing has lost its way.”
― Naomi Alderman, The Power

“She listens at doors and around corners. She has always had this habit. A child in danger must learn to pay more attention to the adults than a child loved and cherished.”
― Naomi Alderman, The Power

“Have you thought about the evolutionary psychology of it? Men have evolved to be strong worker homestead-keepers, while women—with babies to protect from harm—have had to become aggressive and violent.”
― Naomi Alderman, The Power