“All books are good,' he said... 'They weren't bad books,' Phin countered patiently. 'They were books that you didn't enjoy. It's not the same thing at all. The only bad books are books that are so badly written that no one will publish them. Any book that has been published is going to be a 'good book' for someone.' I nodded. I couldn't fault his logic.” PhilosophyLiteratureFictionBooksThriller Book:The Family Upstairs Source: The Family Upstairs
“I'd subliminally determined at this point that the only way to really know what was going on in the world was to listen to women talk. Anyone who ignores the chatter of women is poorer by any measure.” WomenFictionKnowledgeThrillerGirl PowerWise Women Book:The Family Upstairs Source: The Family Upstairs
“All men are weak,' said Phin. 'That's the whole bloody trouble with the world. Too weak to love properly. Too weak to be wrong.' My breath caught at the power of this statement. I immediately knew it to be the truest thing I'd ever heard. The weakness of men lay at the root of every bad thing that had ever happened.” MenHumanityPoliticsFictionTroubleWeaknessThrillerWorld IssuesMen In The World Book:The Family Upstairs Source: The Family Upstairs