“We do not deserve to be trapped in hell. It isnt our fault.”

“ Things ain't never gone change in this town , Aibileen. We living in hell. Our kids is trapped.”

“My fault? How the hell is this"--I waved my arm across the table-- my fault?""You know we don't believe in hell, so stop using that word in our presence," Bridie said."Fine. How in fucked-up fairyland is this my fault?”

“We are not trapped by our thoughts. What we generally do, however, is create thoughts that trap us.” (p.162)”

“In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.”

“As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer from resolution. We don't deserve resolution; we deserve something better than that. We deserve our birthright, which is the middle way, an open state of mind that can relax with paradox and ambiguity.”