Who is more amateurish, more vulnerable---those who rely on machines that need to be plugged in, or logged on, or in some other way connected in order to be more than a useless slab of plastic ... or those who have learned to master life without?
Anne FortierI am sorry I didnโt tell you the truth before. I was hoping I wouldnโt have to. You kept asking about Romeo and what he was really like. I was hoping thatโโhe smiled wistfullyโโyou would recognize me.
Anne FortierYou were right and I was wrong. When life hurts more than death, it is not worth living.
Anne FortierA novel is, hopefully, the starting point of a conversation, one in which the author engages readers and asks that they see things from a different point of view than they might otherwise.
Anne FortierThe Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for so long by the rigidity of traditional scholarship, is as exciting and surprising as a bestselling murder mystery; I simply couldn't put it down. Through scholarly brilliance and passion, Adrienne Mayor has opened the door to a forgotten world of gender equality, and her book ought to be required reading in every college history course.
Anne Fortier