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“But I’m sixty-four years old and life gave me another chance to be happy. Only an idiot would say no to that out of fear.”
Life gave me another chance to be happy. Only an idiot would say no to that out of fear.
Like I said, in Irene’s eyes, I’m a day late and a dollar short in nearly everything I do. Her main attitude toward me is weary disappointment. Which kind of kills the magic.”
“In even the bleakest situations, there’s usually some good to be salvaged.”
Did two good people do something they knew was wrong because there was some kind of magical chemistry involved? Or was it plain old human fallibility, weakness in the face of temptation?
It was so important to stay vigilant where your heart was concerned. Why didn’t they teach you that in school?
Some things are more important than her romantic trials and tribulations. Things like wonder.
Because if you don’t write down what happens in a day, you forget—and that day becomes a blur and that blur becomes your life.
But if she did believe it, she might understand that everyone has her baggage and her sad stories. What differentiates people is how they choose to deal with them.