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The truth is, I often have trouble with social situations; it’s as though everyone is playing an elaborate game with complex rules they all know, but I’m always playing for the first time.
She steals from others for one reason only—to better herself at the expense of others. And that makes her a parasite, not a hero.
leaving the kind of ample room that a single-but-not-desperate female might leave were she romantically interested in the eligible bachelor before her whose cologne hinted of bergamot and exotic masculine mystique.
We’re all entitled to a bad day now and again, I heard Gran say in my head. But when they are all bad days, with no pleasant ones, then it’s time to reconsider things.
She believed in the three E’s—Etiquette, Elocution, and Erudition.
It’s now six a.m. It’s time to rise and shine. Or just rise.
“Yes, Detective. I understand dirt better than most.”
The deep-fried mozzarella sticks will have to wait.
I send her a thumbs-up emoji back even though I am not feeling thumbs-up at all. I am decidedly thumbs-down
For the first time in my life, I think I understand what a true friend is. It isn’t just someone who likes you; it’s someone willing to take action on your behalf.