The Spectacular

by Fiona Davis

I’m aware of my limitations, but I’m not defined by them.

Their father had been out at a business dinner, and Marion hoped Nathaniel wouldn’t be put off by her sister’s nerdiness.

If a man is put off by someone enjoying their hobbies, they're really not worth your time

She was still angry at her dad for taking away the pearls like she was a child.

Yeah like, that was definitely weirdly childish

Peccadillo? Is that the way they saw it? And what was it with men thinking that by withholding baubles they could control a woman? First her mother’s pearls, now this. Did they think she was that simpleminded?

“Tell that to Peter here. That man has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.” Bunny turned to Peter. “Why’s that?” Peter considered the question a moment before he answered. “Maybe because I work with schizophrenic patients who are institutionalized and have no hope of survival in the outside world.”