Life had a way of working out. The lid-for-every-pot theory seemed to work, if you waited long enough and were patient.
He had given Daphne a spectacular diamond bracelet before she left, and a ruby heart pin that he had bought for her at Fred Leighton. Sam had always been generous and he had bought something pretty for Alex too, though nothing quite as important. He had bought her a very handsome Bulgari watch that he knew she’d wanted for a while, but none of the thoughtful little things that expressed his interest and affection. He didn’t want to mislead her. There.
What is a date? A date is when two people, who hardly know each other, go out to dinner, and push their food around their plates nervously, while trying to ask as many questions as possible in the shortest possible time.
Just be careful. Learn your lessons well, and always follow your instincts.
Do you sit home like the Virgin Mary waiting for Prince Charming to come along? Or do you go out with Prince not-so-charming and at least get out of the house and have some fun while you wait for the right guy to come along?
Look at Christ on the cross. Think of the challenge that must have been for Him. The agony of betrayal by people He had trusted, and death. And afterward came the resurrection. He proved that no challenge, no matter how great, could end His love for us.
There are no mysteries, only unanswered questions that have no answers, and the memory of people who enter and leave our lives, for a short or long time, and stay only as long as they are meant to. We cannot change the patterns of life, but only observe them, and bend to their will with grace.
We all have our own crazy ideas about what makes relationships work. The trick seems to be finding someone with similar ideas, or compatible ones at least.
The ideal person is not the one with whom one can be happy, but the one without whom one can’t be happy. – Anonymous.
And even under extreme tension, which he had been under, too, he had been polite, considerate, respectful, and kind at all times.
Good and bad stuff happens to us every day. It’s how you handle it, and what you do about it, that counts. You can’t just let it break you. You have to keep fighting. And guilt and regrets get us nowhere.
I kept telling myself it was just temporary, but one day temporary becomes your whole life. You wake up, and you’re not twenty or twenty-seven anymore, you’re thirty-eight and you’ve given up all your dreams. I don’t want to do that again. That’s why I came here. From now on, I want things to be different, and this was the first step. I want to make decisions, not just float along letting life happen to me. I want more than that.
She was so full of holes now, she was like a Swiss cheese.
We have a strong moral system here, based on family values.
They both knew that the Massachusetts rape shield laws prevented defense attorneys from attacking a victim on the issue of consent. But they could attack her on other issues, like sexual history or reputation, which scared some victims off from reporting a rape.
They’re all special, but no one gets special treatment.
They’re all special, but no one gets special treatment. It wouldn’t be fair to the others.
Homelessness is not just about having a job or an apartment. Too often homelessness is due to a disordered mind.
As the director of one of the agencies providing free mental health services says, the Audubon Society spends more time, care, and money counting birds than we do counting homeless people.
It makes you realize how small you are, and no matter what you plan, God has a bigger idea, and you’re not the one in charge.