Lindsay

“Oh no,” said Daphne into the phone. “How awful. I’ll be there as soon as I can.” “Is there a problem?” said Tony. “Yes,” said Daphne, the prepared lie poised on her lips, before the truth barged right past it. “The problem is you’re a rude, self-centered, patronizing prig.” She picked up Tony’s wine glass and poured half of the extremely expensive red wine into his lap. “There. It’s only one-third full now, and aerating away.” Then, she winked at the waitress and left. What a waste of her foxy, smoky eyes.”
― Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

“When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“Where’s the fun in aging gracefully?” said Daphne. “Personally, I intend to age as disgracefully as possible.”
― Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully