No. Billy.” I gave my older brother a severe scowl. “This is my refrigerator. I need to do it. You can’t be doing everything for all of us. Don’t keep shouldering all the burdens. Otherwise, we’ll never learn how.
I felt dichotomously dismayed and dazedly giddy by the prospect.
Cry if you need to, but don’t ignore what the tears are about.
Holy hotness, Batman.
Shelly considered me for a few seconds, then lifted her chin and kissed me once more softly, whispering, “You’ve seen me at my worst and you love me anyway. Give me the same chance. Show me who you are, and trust me to stay even if there are dark parts. But also, trust me to stay because of them.
He’s the man equivalent of a gun to the head, except without the fear for my life aspect.
It’s ok to be gifted at using people if you’re using them for good.
Sure, but don’t expect great observations. Mostly I just looked for dirty pictures hidden within the artwork. Did you know Monet put a boob in all his paintings? Apples and Grapes – get it? I mean, come on. The guy was a horn-dog.
I turned, feeling steady but somewhat dazed, and looked from the hand, now on my elbow, up the strong arm, around the curve of the bulky shoulder, and over the angular jaw and chin, until my eyes met the breath-hijacking sight of Sir Handsome McHotpants’s piercing blue eyes. I cringed.
I was asked if I’d had a chance to spend any time gambling since we’d arrived. I wanted to respond that life was a gamble, and we were all losers.
Sir McCoolpants Von No Touchy.
Is a chameleon a coward because it can change its color? No. It’s evolved and awesome.
I suppose it’s part of why we seek out a partner. Why we’re driven to build a new family, pursue new friendships. There’s freedom in being a blank canvas to another person and having some control over what is painted on that canvas.
I shook my head, feeling like a natural disaster on mute.
Best to leave farts and the past behind you.
One man’s big bottom is another man’s idea of stunning; don’t hold it against this guy if he likes curves on his girl. On second thought, do hold it against him.
I studied the smile, couldn’t decide if it looked sincere or rehearsed. And that thought troubled me. I was good at reading people and their intentions, but only if I wasn’t too invested. Once invested, I couldn’t separate what I wished to be true from what was actually true.
No. I have plenty of reason. But without honor and goodness, reason isn’t worth much.
Insincerity was taxing once you’d breathed the refreshing air of artless candor.
The six Winston boys had inherited their father’s ability to charm snakes, the IRS, and women.