“Trust was a funny thing in that people thought they guarded it closely but were often willing to hand it over at the slightest sign of camaraderie.” Trust Book:An Extraordinary Union Source: An Extraordinary Union
“He'd been wrong about her, had seen her as some timid woodland creature who might skitter too close to him if she wasn't careful, and get caught in his snare if he wasn't even more careful than her, but in fact she was simply kind. Nothing so benign as nice or pleasant, but kind. There was nothing soft or gentle about that trait in a world that specialized in crushing it.” Kindness Book:A Prince on Paper Source: A Prince on Paper
“Your success cannot lie in something so tedious as whether you’re liked.” InspirationTruthSelf EsteemConsolation Book:How to Catch a Queen Source: How to Catch a Queen
“Women helped each other in ways small and large every day, without thinking, and that was what kept them going even when the world came up with new and exciting ways to crush them.” WomenFriendshipConsiderationWomen EmpowermentStrong WomenFemale FriendshipHelpfulnessSupportivenessSisters Doing For Themselves Book:Let Us Dream Source: Let Us Dream
“She had been called mi princesa hermosa, but the tales her mother had told weren't only about the pale blond ones locked in towers waiting for a prince to come. Janeta had heard tales of African princesses, brave and strong, fighting to protect their people.” PrinceSave YourselfPrincesses Book:An Unconditional Freedom Source: An Unconditional Freedom
“People bury the parts of history they don't like, pave it over like African cemeteries beneath Manhattan skyscrapers.” New YorkGentrification Book:When No One Is Watching Source: When No One Is Watching
“No one had second-guessed whether we belonged or were a good investment. The realtors had talked about how we were a part of a wave of new people coming in to enrich the neighborhood, make it better and more valuable, without knowing a damn thing about us. No, that's not true. The realtors had known one thing, that I was starting to see was more important than I'd realized. Us. Them.” Gentrification Book:When No One Is Watching Source: When No One Is Watching
“Sometimes it made sense to lead from behind, and other times you had to take the situation to hand.” SapphicLesbian RomanceBipoc Book:Once Ghosted, Twice Shy Source: Once Ghosted, Twice Shy
“Excuse me?” The librarian looked up again. “I need help now. I need to print this article and . . . do you have any books about dukes?” The librarian’s eyes went wide and she rubbed her hands together with glee. “We have a fantastic romance section,” she said. “Do you need recommendations? How do you like your dukes? Grumpy? Tortured? Alpha, beta, or alpha in the streets, beta in the sheets?” “Actually, I meant nonfiction,” Portia said glumly. The librarian sighed. “Aye. Just a warning, love—the non-fic dukes are not nearly as fun.” ScotlandLibrarianDukesAlphaBetaBook RecommendationsTorturedRoyalsRomancesReaders Advisory Book:A Duke by Default Source: A Duke by Default
“I care because as long as slavery is sanctioned in this world, either directly or tacitly, we are a doomed species. There is no hope for progress, no hope for a world of peace and prosperity, if some men are allowed dominion over others for as arbitrary a reason as skin color.” RacismSlaveryRacism In AmericaSlavery In The United States Book:An Unconditional Freedom Source: An Unconditional Freedom
“What is the proper response to seeing a child arrested? Another child, the umpteenth child, when you've lived here long enough. And worse, arrested for something you can't be sure they actually did, even if they get found guilty?” CrimeNeighborhoodDrugsUrban GardeningBrownstonesCondos Book:An Extraordinary Union Source: An Extraordinary Union