“Because with true friends, no one is keeping score. But it still feels good to repay them – even in the tiniest increments.”
― The Start of Me and You
― The Start of Me and You
“This is me facing failure. This is me putting everything on the line even though I know I might lose. And I'm terrified. But like you said, anything worth having is worth the risk.”
― The Distance Between Us
― The Distance Between Us
“Is Jase already gonna marry you?”
I start coughing again. “Uh, No. No, George. I’m only seventeen.” As if that’s the only reason we’re not engaged.
“I’m this many.” George holds up four, slightly grubby fingers. “But Jase is seventeen and a half. You could. Then you could live in here with him. And have a big family.”
Jase strides back into the room, of course, midway through this proposition. “George. Beat it. Discovery Channel is on.”
George backs out of the room but not before saying, “His bed’s really comfortable. And he never pees in it.”
― My Life Next Door
I start coughing again. “Uh, No. No, George. I’m only seventeen.” As if that’s the only reason we’re not engaged.
“I’m this many.” George holds up four, slightly grubby fingers. “But Jase is seventeen and a half. You could. Then you could live in here with him. And have a big family.”
Jase strides back into the room, of course, midway through this proposition. “George. Beat it. Discovery Channel is on.”
George backs out of the room but not before saying, “His bed’s really comfortable. And he never pees in it.”
― My Life Next Door
“Being a politician is a lot like being an alcoholic in denial.”
― My Life Next Door
― My Life Next Door
“Knowing what happens is different from knowing how it happens. And the getting there is the best part.”
― The Start of Me and You
― The Start of Me and You
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