“The thing about lipstick, the reason it’s so powerful, is that it is distracting. Men don’t see the flashes of anger in your eyes or your clenched fists when you wear it. They see a woman, not a warrior, and that gives me the advantage.”
―
Ariel Lawhon,
Code Name Hélène
“Love is a choice. It is the active choosing of good for another person. But like? It is a gift and it cannot be forced.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Sometimes a bit of compassion and decency is reason enough to do something out of the ordinary.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Flight of Dreams
“I am a devoted fan of the male species. They are brave, brilliant, offer endless entertainment, are good for moving heavy objects, and make the act of procreation a great deal more enjoyable. I’d hate to see a world in which they did not exist. But sometimes they can be spectacular idiots.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“I hate being predictable.” “I believe they call that classy.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“This is how the human heart beats, a twisted staccato of love and envy, anger and relief.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“I am the same but different, and I greet this new reflection with a nod of acceptance. There is metal in my spine and there are fractures in my soul. I resemble Garrow now. I have been changed by war.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Taking a woman by force makes a man no better than the rooster in Tobolsk. It simply makes him an animal.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“I would tell him what it felt like to stand in that stadium and watch Jesse Owens beat Adolf Hitler’s best runners to win the gold medal. And then, what it felt like, afterward, to interview the son of black sharecroppers from Alabama knowing that he had just changed the world. I would tell him about standing in the shadow of the Hindenburg as it passed over the field.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“They hauled books from the shelves, flipped through the pages, and tossed them to the floor until an entire library of legal volumes lay with cracked spines across the Oriental rug.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“Terror is a strong thing. It comes upon you instantly and consumes all thought and reason.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. —SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“Politicians and children have two speeds: running and asleep.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“I can see that he wants to laugh but the expression on my face stops him. “We have no women drivers.” “You do now.” Honestly, I’m so tired of this bullshit. I can’t have a byline because I’m a woman. I can’t apply for a marriage license on my own because I’m a woman. I can’t drive an ambulance because I’m a woman.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Sieg Heil!” they scream, frantic. Obsessed. Saluting and clapping. Believing every word, receiving every command they’ve just been given. Men. Women. Children. All of them swallowing it whole so they can be corroded from the inside out.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“I do remember how to pray, and I know that God is God regardless of which denominational peg I hang my hat upon.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“As women we are taught that bravery and valor exist in the grand gestures. We believe that kindness is weakness and arrogance is the same as courage. But it is not so. Sometimes restraint proves the mettle of a man’s heart more accurately.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“the truth is more important than protecting yourself. Regardless of the consequences.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“The thing Anna has always hated most about being a small woman is the disadvantage she has in situations like this. People assume they can touch you, pat you, shake your hand without permission. They assume that if your size is little more than that of a child, you must be one. That you can be talked down to or coerced. It is hard for a small person to be intimidating or to be taken seriously. This lack of stature has forced Anna to develop other skills through the years: to sharpen her wit, to treat her tongue like a blade and her mind like a whetstone.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“Love is a choice. It is the active choosing of good for another person. But like? It is a gift and it cannot be forced.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Sometimes a bit of compassion and decency is reason enough to do something out of the ordinary.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Flight of Dreams
“I am a devoted fan of the male species. They are brave, brilliant, offer endless entertainment, are good for moving heavy objects, and make the act of procreation a great deal more enjoyable. I’d hate to see a world in which they did not exist. But sometimes they can be spectacular idiots.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“I hate being predictable.” “I believe they call that classy.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“This is how the human heart beats, a twisted staccato of love and envy, anger and relief.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“I am the same but different, and I greet this new reflection with a nod of acceptance. There is metal in my spine and there are fractures in my soul. I resemble Garrow now. I have been changed by war.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Taking a woman by force makes a man no better than the rooster in Tobolsk. It simply makes him an animal.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“I would tell him what it felt like to stand in that stadium and watch Jesse Owens beat Adolf Hitler’s best runners to win the gold medal. And then, what it felt like, afterward, to interview the son of black sharecroppers from Alabama knowing that he had just changed the world. I would tell him about standing in the shadow of the Hindenburg as it passed over the field.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“They hauled books from the shelves, flipped through the pages, and tossed them to the floor until an entire library of legal volumes lay with cracked spines across the Oriental rug.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“Terror is a strong thing. It comes upon you instantly and consumes all thought and reason.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. —SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“Politicians and children have two speeds: running and asleep.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“I can see that he wants to laugh but the expression on my face stops him. “We have no women drivers.” “You do now.” Honestly, I’m so tired of this bullshit. I can’t have a byline because I’m a woman. I can’t apply for a marriage license on my own because I’m a woman. I can’t drive an ambulance because I’m a woman.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“Sieg Heil!” they scream, frantic. Obsessed. Saluting and clapping. Believing every word, receiving every command they’ve just been given. Men. Women. Children. All of them swallowing it whole so they can be corroded from the inside out.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“I do remember how to pray, and I know that God is God regardless of which denominational peg I hang my hat upon.” ― Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène
“As women we are taught that bravery and valor exist in the grand gestures. We believe that kindness is weakness and arrogance is the same as courage. But it is not so. Sometimes restraint proves the mettle of a man’s heart more accurately.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
“the truth is more important than protecting yourself. Regardless of the consequences.” ― Ariel Lawhon, The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
“The thing Anna has always hated most about being a small woman is the disadvantage she has in situations like this. People assume they can touch you, pat you, shake your hand without permission. They assume that if your size is little more than that of a child, you must be one. That you can be talked down to or coerced. It is hard for a small person to be intimidating or to be taken seriously. This lack of stature has forced Anna to develop other skills through the years: to sharpen her wit, to treat her tongue like a blade and her mind like a whetstone.” ― Ariel Lawhon, I Was Anastasia
