"Sara couldn't help but think that in war, as in life, boredom was one of life's greatest problems, a slow, relentless wearing down. Nothing dramatic, just a gradual erosion of a person's energy and lust for life. So what could be better than a book?"
Reasons to buy hardbacks: The treasures hidden beneath the jackets. So excited to finish this series!
"The women who fought those fights were not the ones who got the rewards. People like me, who came right behind them, got the good jobs and promotions..." Pictured: an all female masthead at the magazine I work for. Would this have been possible without these women? Maybe not. I am grateful to them for taking a stand and moving us forward. And I aspire to do the same.
He meant that sometimes you get a glimpse into a life that you never thought of before. There are hidden trap doors all over the place, and suddenly you see one, and the next thing you know you're flogging grateful businessmen or chopping lobsters in half, and the world's just so much bigger than you thought it was.
"The thing about being catapulted into a whole new life - or at least, shoved up so hard against someone else's life that you might as well have your face pressed against their window - is that it forces you to rethink the idea of who you are. Or how you might seem to other people."
I've never wanted to be with women so much as I wanted to be them: there are women whose career arc excites me, whose ease of expression is impressive ... I'm not jealous in traditional ways - of boyfriends or babies or discounts - but I do covet other women's styles of being.
