Kendra

“We are the ones who first ploughed the earth when Modise (God) made it,” ran an old Setswana poem. “We were the ones who made the food. We are the ones who look after the men when they are little boys, when they are young men, and when they are old and about to die. We are always there. But we are just women, and nobody sees us.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

“Maintenant que je suis un homme, j’ai fait disparaître ce qui faisait de moi un enfant.”
― Charles Rosenberg, Long Knives

“In order to rise
From its own ashes
A phoenix
First
Must
Burn.”
― Octavia Butler, Parable of the Talents

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa