Ideas are passed over amid scrutiny of the exact words used to express them. We’re increasingly divided, and all hope for truly constructive discussion might be falling apart entirely.
A lot of people throw around the phrase, “I’m a little OCD about x.” No you’re not, you dirty liar.
I think everyone should have to wait tables at least once in their life, because it really puts a lot into perspective.
5. Back when you were young and naïve (that is, seven months ago), you thought that dating someone would make you feel less lonely. Now, you’ve realized that this particular relationship just makes you feel lonelier.
If you let yourself be the “less important” person in someone’s life for long enough, you’ll somehow, unexpectedly, start to think of yourself like that too.
As sisters, we shared a lot, but I wasn’t aware of this booklet’s creation until Céline’s death, at age 30, in the spring of 2009.
The simplest definition I could have of our society is this saying: “Be yourself — no, not like this.” Because even though we are told to “let go and be free” this is not really how society sees it.
Honestly, I don’t have time for someone and don’t even know if they would be cool with having to deal with Rich Woman being their girlfriend.
Immediately after graduation, I dove headfirst into the 9 to 5 beast, knowing very little about what to expect from co-workers and office life outside of my university incubation chamber.
If everyone’s baby is reading crazy early then maybe babies can read earlier than we have been thinking?
The only way to escape the constant nagging of “agenda anxiety” is to have a glass of wine, or two, or three.
“Because I thought I was bored. Because I thought there might be something better. Because I thought I could get away with it.
“How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.”
1. When meeting her friends for the first time, you get the vague feeling that they already know you.
The “no means no” talk definitely doesn’t always apply in the confines of a lot of relationships.
