“My father used to say courage isn't the absence of fear, but rather going forward in the face of it.” FearCourage Book:The Last Train to London Source: The Last Train to London
“...the state of Virginia had turned down twenty-one thousand women for admission to state colleges in 1970 while not turning away a single man...” WomenHigher Education Author:Meg Waite Clayton
“Bertrand made me laugh. I suppose he was the first man who really did, and if there is anything better than a man that makes you laugh, I don't know what it is.” LoveLaugh Book:Beautiful Exiles Source: Beautiful Exiles
“No one suspects American women of anything but needlepoint. Men so seldom imagine us capable of the things we're capable of.” CapabilityWomen S StrengthWomen S RolesFemale SpiesWomen S Ability Book:The Postmistress of Paris Source: The Postmistress of Paris
“It was an honor, to be listened to closely, to be heard. One could honor someone without agreeing with them.” ListeningHearingIntimacyRespecting OthersHonoring Book:The Last Train to London Source: The Last Train to London
“We didn't know each other well enough yet to risk mucking around in any real way in each other's lives.” KnowsWayWellsRealEnoughRisk Author:Meg Waite Clayton
“Not every book is for every reader.” BookReader Book:The Wednesday Sisters: A Novel Source: The Wednesday Sisters: A Novel
“we could hurt each other even when we weren't trying to, and that none of us was as perfect as we liked to pretend.” TryingHurtPerfect Book:The Wednesday Sisters: A Novel Source: The Wednesday Sisters: A Novel
“Linda asked that morning what it was about Charlotte’s Web that Ally particularly liked; maybe it would help to think about that, since it was Ally’s model book. “I like the family that comes together in the barn,” Ally said without hesitation. “I like that they aren’t all the same thing; one is human and one’s a spider and one’s a pig. I like that it has nothing to do with blood relations, and everything to do with love.” ThinkingHumansSaidBookHelpingTogetherMorningBloodModelsRelationAlliesPigsSpidersHesitationBarnsCharlotteCharlotte's WebBlood Relation Author:Meg Waite Clayton