Funny Story

by Emily Henry

I am arguably the world’s worst small-talker,

Life, I’d learned, is a revolving door. Most things that come into it only stay awhile.

For someone with the innate social charm of a mounted fish (me),

I love talking to people I already know, but when I meet someone new, half the time my mind goes blank, and the other half of the time, I make a joke that absolutely no one realizes is a joke, or I ask something way too personal.”

I’d been so relieved when I finally fell in love with someone who actually wanted to love me back.

If a person lets you down, it’s time to reconsider what you’re asking of them.

“everything worth doing comes with some risk.”

if there’s one thing I truly hate, it’s waiting on people.

You can’t force a person to show up, but you can learn a lesson when they don’t. Trust people’s actions, not their words. Don’t love anyone who isn’t ready to love you back. Let go of the people who don’t hold on to you. Don’t wait on anyone who’s in no rush to get to you.

“but being on the water always does feel like what I imagine church is for some people.”

I’ve always cleaved to the people I love, tried to orient my orbit around them.

“I believe in you. I believe you should and will have everything you’ve ever wanted, if you’re not too scared to go after it.”