The House Guest

by Penelope Ward

smile in the face of uncertainty and tragedy is probably one of the greatest skills anyone can hold in life.”

‘All you can do is your best. And if you’ve done your best, you should be happy with any outcome.’” He grinned. “I kind of like ‘fuck everyone’ better though.”

I feel like superficial things are just tricks to see if we can overcome temptation and realize that the only important things are the people we care about.”

You can have a dozen problems until you have a health problem, I’d heard someone say. Then you only have one problem.