If you need to hurry, her oft-repeated saying went, you’re already too late.
In many ways – for better and for worse – Mrs. Webb’s character is informed by the voice of my own anxiety. I hate being late and I hate the feeling of needing to rush because it makes me feel like I’m late. Mrs. Webb is a stern, caring administrator who sometimes brings an unsympathetic perspective to the problems students have. I often treat myself the way she treats those students: as someone whose issues are smaller than they seem, and who needs to be guided with a somewhat unyielding hand. In the time since I wrote Magic for Liars I’ve learned to be a little gentler with myself. (…A little.)
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