Jillian (Peapod Historical Bookery)

“Women’s ideas are treated as though they sprung from nowhere, to be claimed by the first man who comes along. Every generation had women stand up and ask to be counted—and every generation of brilliant, insightful, educated men has raised a hand and wiped those women’s names from the greater historical record.”
― Olivia Waite, The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics

“We can't make death fun, but we can make learning about it fun. Death is science and history, art and literature. It bridges every culture and unites the whole of humanity!”
― Caitlin Doughty, Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

“I am tired of twisting myself into painful shapes for mere scraps of respect or consideration. Tired of bending this way and that in search of approval that will only ever be half granted.”
― Olivia Waite, The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics

“I want to run like a girl. I want to be as unfettered and carefree as a young girl crisscrossing a field. I know now I never felt like a sophisticated adult because it just doesn't come naturally to me. Maybe it never will. Maybe I just never ripened. Maybe that's okay.”
― Nia Vardalos, Instant Mom