What are you doing?" Mack yelled.The Russian vaulted over the hood of a car and came to a stop on the sidewalk. "Because it's grand gesture," he said.Mack grinned and patted his shoulder. "And we always run for grand gesture.

Book club isn't just about books.

We shouldn’t assume that women and girls don’t know the difference between reality and fantasy. We don’t fear that men who read murder mysteries and thrillers are going to have a hard time not becoming serial killers, so why should we assume that a girl won’t know that she doesn’t have to change from a mermaid to human in order to find love just because of a movie?

You shouldn't have to care about a women to recognize that the sexuel degradation of all women is a problem. You should recognize that it's wrong simply because they're humans.

Fear is a powerful motivator, but so is love.

Because perfection is the opposite of authenticity, Mack.

Irena had taken to exploring the library at night to keep from going mad.

Oh, she could get lost for days in here, Irena thought as she took in the towering shelves of the library. If only she could.

We spend a lot of time talking about the unfairness of how our toxic musculine society forces us to be ashamed of embracing romance novels. Yet we buy our books in secret. It's time we practice what we preach.

Of course I can cook. I'm an adult. Feeding myself is part of the deal.