It was characteristic of this lady (as of some other people before her time and since) that whenever her original proposition was questioned, she exaggerated it.
“It looked like girls were controlled by their feelings but the opposite was true. Girls had excellent control of their feelings. They spun them around like batons: Now I’m crying! Now I’m laughing! Who knows what I’ll do next! Not you! A boy’s emotions were like baseball bats that blindsided him.”
― Nine Perfect Strangers
― Nine Perfect Strangers
“How was she going to cope for ten days without instant answers to idle questions?”
― Nine Perfect Strangers
― Nine Perfect Strangers
“It was characteristic of this lady (as of some other people before her time and since) that whenever her original proposition was questioned, she exaggerated it.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
“Heather had grown up starved of love, and when you’re starved of something you should receive in abundance, you never quite trust it.”
― Nine Perfect Strangers
― Nine Perfect Strangers
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