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The No-Show
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She’s probably forgiven him already, really, in anticipation of his excellent excuse. But for a moment, it’s quite nice to imagine she’s the sort of woman who wouldn’t. The sort of woman who’d say, I don’t take this shit. If you stand me
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“I want to know if, when Good and Evil are pitted against each other, there is a fraction of a second when Good might prevail.”
― The Devil and Miss Prym
― The Devil and Miss Prym

“Aiyoooooh, finish everything on your plate, girls! Don’t you know there are children starving in America?”
― Crazy Rich Asians
― Crazy Rich Asians

“Food needs to be made with love. Everything tastes better when it’s made with love.”
― The Little Café in Copenhagen
― The Little Café in Copenhagen

“Numerous studies of disaster response around the globe have shown that social support is the most powerful protection against becoming overwhelmed by stress and trauma. Social support is not the same as merely being in the presence of others. The critical issue is reciprocity: being truly heard and seen by the people around us, feeling that we are held in someone else’s mind and heart.”
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
― The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“Whatever happens, love that.”
― Matchmaking for Beginners
― Matchmaking for Beginners

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