“Where utility ends and decoration begins is perfection.”

“Experience will tell you if you need more of it.”

“Never be angry with something that can't get angry with you.”

“Boring is the right thought at the wrong time.”

“The object of your desire is not an object.”

“Never offer advice just to appear concerned.”

“We look at each other a second. " I'm tired of the rules," I say. Aibileen chuckles and looks out the window. I realise how thin this revelation must sound to her.”

“In terms of sex between same-sex partners, the objection that "the parts don't fit" doesnt make sense on even the most logical level. If the parts didn't work together, frankly, people wouldn't be ...”

“It is easy for us to criticize the prejudices of our grandfathers, from which our fathers freed themselves. It is more difficult to distance ourselves from our own beliefs so that we can dispassion...”