“The day of the march, we were forbidden to go to the march site. The man I worked for, the Presbyterian minister, knew we would want to be sort of martyrs for the cause and risk arrest. He didn't want any of that going on. So he made us stay in the neighborhood.” MenWantMadeCausesRiskHe ManMinistersNeighborhoodMarchSiteForbiddenMartyrPresbyterians Author:Sara Paretsky
“Don't tell me I have latent sexism or racism that I need to confront. I don't believe that. I think we are so burned by the current situation that we want somebody that it isn't possible to have. We want someone who definitely looks like the messiah.” ThinkingWantNeedsBelieveLooksSituationRacismDon't BelieveCurrentsSexismBurnedMessiahLatentCurrent Situation Author:Sara Paretsky
“No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship” WantBookRelationshipDecidedPursueAgents Author:Sara Paretsky
“There is no frigate like a book and no harbor like a library, where those who love books but can't afford their own complete collections, or those who need a computer, or kids who need a safe place to read after school, or moms with toddlers who want their babies to learn to read, can all come together and share in a great community resource.” WantNeedsBookKidsSchoolTogetherCommunityShareBabyMomSafeComputerResourcesLibraryCollectionsHarborsToddlerSafe PlacesAfter School Author:Sara Paretsky