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How come a boy can be so stupid, but a daddy, who actually used to be a boy himself, can be so wonderful?
“Girls go to college to get more knowledge. Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider.”
“Walk into the place like you own it, JJ, and people will think that you do.” Of course, he also said, “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.”
“Ever notice how what the hell is always the right answer?”
Grandma Mac used to say, ‘God never gives you more than you can handle.’”
“My grandma used to say something like that, except hers was, ‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’” I shake my head. “It looks like I’m about to get a whole helluva lot stronger.”
‘Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it—every, every minute?’
She told me to let myself see a little of God every day. And, for some reason, watching those butterflies offers me more comfort than any of the prayers.
“Honestly, I don’t know how I’m doing, Danny. But, when you just kissed me, I felt alive for the first time in days.”
If you can dream it, you can do it.
And he is adorable. I mean, Phillip has always been a very cute boy, but he seems to be getting even better-looking, the older he gets. He’s leapfrogged the line separating cute from hot and has landed deeply into hot territory. I swear, if he keeps this up, I might just have to keep him for myself.
Jeez, he’s my knight in shining armor whether I want him to be or not.
Jerk boys who date sluts and car accidents are things I just can’t control. Mr. Diamond has been telling me that over and over. “Only deal with what you can control, JJ.”
I always tease him and tell him he needs to marry a girl just like Phillip—someone calm, organized, and responsible. Of course, that’s when he tells me, “You need to marry Phillip.” And, if I am really being truthful, I sometimes wish Phillip would kiss me.
“Yeah, sure. It really is no big deal. He came home the other day when I was getting ready for my sorority meeting. I was vacuuming the living room because some of the girls were coming over afterward, and you guys left chip crumbs all over the floor. Danny laughed at me and said I looked like a ’50s sitcom, vacuuming in a dress and high heels. He walked out the door, then swung the door back open, and said, ‘Lucy! I’m home!’ Then, he walked over, grabbed me around the waist, dipped me, and kissed me. Like Ricky used to do on those old I Love Lucy reruns. He was just being goofy.”
The man is a doctor, and he’s kissing up to Danny. That tells you how important football is in our state.
The trouble with trouble is it always starts out as fun.
