“What conflicting ideas that we love and embrace these women, and entru...” — Kathryn Stockett Quote

“What conflicting ideas that we love and embrace these women, and entrust them to raise our children and to feed us and to bathe us, but we keep something as silly as a bathroom separate.”

“As I wrote, I found that Aibileen had some things to say that really weren't in her character. She was older, soft-spoken, and she started showing some attitude.”

“...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?”

“I had a poor upbringing. We lived in a rented house with no bathroom and an outside toilet and that, combined with the fact that I left home at 15 without any serious education, has always made me feel like I have to compete.”

“In the bathroom, having taken my make-up off and opened my eyes, I always think there's a ghost behind me. It feels like there's a weird presence. Maybe it's my brain reacting to me without make-up.”

“Using a public bathroom is an incredibly embarrassing experience. I enter the stall but can't reach the lock on the door.”