Itโs natural to overlook and even sacrifice the things that belong to us most easily most gracefully. So hereโs me asking you to please not make that mistake.
Ann BrasharesTibby sat on the outside of a group of kids in the film program. There was a lot of dark clothing and heavy footwear, and quite a few piercings glinting in sunlight. They had invited her to sit with them while they all finished up their lunches before film seminar. Tibby knew that they had invited her largely because she had a ring in her nose. This bugged her almost as much as when people excluded her because she had a ring in her nose.
Ann BrasharesI love her. I need her. I gave away everything I had for her. I just wanted her to know me.
Ann BrasharesA lot of friendship is about practice, thatโs something Iโve learned as Iโve gotten older. Itโs not simply some spiritual soul-bond of memories and longings, itโs really about having coffee every week, or talking on the phone every day or every other day - whatever suits you.
Ann Brashares