Amanda

“Men and women are both human beings. And as humans, we’re by-products of our upbringings, victims of our lackluster educational systems, and choosers of our behaviors. In short, the reduction of women to something less than men, and the elevation of men to something more than women, is not biological: it’s cultural. And it starts with two words: pink and blue. Everything skyrockets out of control from there.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“She’s gay?” “No.” Addie reached for the burnt bagel, took a bite. “But she is human.”
― Lisi Harrison, The Dirty Book Club

“How much torture will I endure in the name of love?”
― Lisi Harrison, The Dirty Book Club

“down and realize how small you are by comparison. Your heart is in your throat, because it’s beautiful and terrible all at once, and if anyone asked you to describe it, you wouldn’t be able to find the right words, because how can you be so alone and insignificant and also so full and complete at the same time?”
― Jodi Picoult, The Book of Two Ways