The Do-Over

by Sharon M. Peterson

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. If it is broken, make damn sure fixing it’s worth the trouble.”

“All a woman needs is a man who treats her like an angel and kisses like the Devil.”

You gotta walk tall when you feel small.

Fall was a myth in Texas.

Failing means you tried. Sure, you won’t fail now because you aren’t even trying. You can stay in your safe little cocoon, at a job you don’t care about, keeping yourself all bottled up. But that’s not living.”