Mom’s theory was that youthful skin would make a woman more money (true in both acting and waitressing), good underwear would make her more confident (so far, so true), and good books would make her happy (universal truth), and we’ve clearly both packed with this theory in mind.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Quotes
Boudoir was mum’s favorite word, along with magnificent and sparkle. Gusset was her least favorite word, along with adenoid. Gill likes moon and dislikes nits, other than that he’s easy.
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Chalice / Moist
Continue reading “Priorities”How could I get married without my family there, without being able to tell anybody about it? What was even the point of getting married?
Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
Priorities
Continue reading “Don’t count on tomorrow”“It’s her dying wish,” Jack pointed out.
“She’s not dying,” I said.
“She’s probably not dying.”
“We’re all probably not dying. You could get hit by a bus tomorrow.”
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Don’t count on tomorrow
It costs something to listen to someone else’s story. People forget that sometimes. So I get it if you don’t want to hear mine.
The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore
Cost of listening
Aunt Jeanne always said, when shit starts to go sideways first thing in the morning, go back to bed and start over. Sounds about right for today.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Starting over
“Notice how you get most mad when the truth is something you don’t like?”
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
Entitlement
“Look, an image is there in front of you. Right? You stare at it but then you can look away and it’s gone,” she said. “Words aren’t like that. They build an entire world around you. It’s not something you look at, it’s something you’re inside. That makes it scarier.”
The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
Why books are scarier than movies
“Darling, I think you would have turned out the same—just as lovably hard-boiled, driven, and obstinate as you are right now.”
Lucie wanted to smack him and kiss him, for being so observant, for picking the very qualities about her that she admired yet worried that others found off-putting.
Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic by Lauren Ho
The words you want to hear
Would my book, my words, be different if I were a murderer, for example?” Cain asks carefully. I think about it for a moment. “Words have meaning. I suppose who the author is, what he’s done might change that meaning.”
“Isn’t meaning more to do with the reader?”
“No…a story is about leading a reader to meaning. The revelation is theirs, but we show them the way. I suppose the morality of the writer influences whether you can trust what they are showing you.”
“Even if you don’t know what they’ve done?”
“Especially if you don’t know. If you are aware, then you can account for it in your interpretation of the work. Is it a manipulation, a defence? Is it an expression of guilt?”
The Woman In The Library by Sulari Gentill
My Book Joy 