Scariest Moment, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Found in Goodreads Stephen King quotes section.

History, Grave Threats, Liberty, Constitutional Rights, Thurgood Marshall

“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.” ― Thurgood Marshall

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/331989.Thurgood_Marshall.

Beginning, Today, Mary Shelley

“The beginning is always today.” ― Mary Shelley

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/11139.Mary_Wollstonecraft_Shelley.

Serious Political Leader, Fellow Citizens, Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir

“A serious political leader cannot simply decide to turn his back on a huge number of his fellow citizens because he personally dislikes their views.” ― Alexei Navalny, Patriot: A Memoir

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7149583.Alexei_Navalny.

Fashion Dropout, Harper's Bazaar, Molly Ivins

“Although a life-long fashion dropout, I have absorbed enough by reading Harper's Bazaar while waiting at the dentist's to have grasped that the purpose of fashion is to make A Statement. My own modest Statement, discerned by true cognoscenti, is, 'Woman Who Wears Clothes So She Won't Be Naked.'” - Molly Ivins

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 37.

DOW, S&P, Nasdaq, Pam Bondi, Epstein Files

“The DOW is over 50,000 right now, the S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. … That’s what we should be talking about.” - Attorney General Pam Bondi, complaining to the House Judiciary Committee about its hearing on the Epstein files – while survivors of Jeffrey Epstein were seated just behind her.

Found in Spring 2026 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6.

Pill, Birth, Gloria Steinem

“When the pill came along, more women were able to give birth to themselves.” - Gloria Steinem

Found in The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion, by Gloria Steinem, page 18.