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“I meant no offense.” “Yet you offend so well.”
― Amanda Quick, The Mystery Woman

“People try to kill me far less often when I’m just lurking in the background keeping my eyes and ears open. Things get ugly very quickly once we start trying to become active participants in the fun and games.’ ‘Be fair, Flo dear, they mostly try to kill me.’ ‘Of course they do – it’s a perfectly understandable impulse – but who has to stop them?”
― T.E. Kinsey, An Act of Foul Play

“Don’t praise children for being smart or for any other trait over which they have no control. SALE Inc. • Don’t give gratuitous praise. • Don’t let too many corrections go by without saying something FOR Publ., positive about your child’s behavior, especially at homework NOT time.”
― Anonymous

“Small Town Rule #8: Your recycling says a lot about your personal habits, so it’s important to be discreet. “Do”
― Melinda Leigh, Walking on Her Grave