The Guest List

by Lucy Foley

But no matter what happens, life is only a series of days. You can’t control more than a single day. But you can control one of them. Twenty-four hours can be curated.

But it’s possible to hate your body when you’re thin, too. To feel like it’s kept secrets from you. To feel like it’s let you down.

But that’s nostalgia for you, the tyranny of those memories of childhood that feel so golden, so perfect.

In my experience those who have the greatest respect for the rules also take the most enjoyment in breaking them.

Marriage is about finding that person you know best in the world. Not how they take their coffee or what their favorite film is or the name of their first cat. It’s knowing on a deeper level. It’s knowing their soul.”