There are so many movies like this, where you thought you were smarter than the screen but the director was smarter than you, of course he's the one, of course it was a dream, of course she's dead, of course, it's hidden right there, of course it's the truth and you in your seat have failed to notice in the dark.
Daniel HandlerTwenty-six,โ you said. โOne for each day weโve been together, Min.โSomebody oohed. Somebody shushed them. โAnd I hope that someday Iโll do another something stupid and Iโll have to say it a million times because thatโs how long itโll be, together with you, Min. With you.
Daniel HandlerIn America now there is this phenomenon called helicopter parenting, where you're hovering over your child for the whole time. Parents there view their job as being to make sure their kid never has a moment of unhappiness. Of course, as a parent myself, I can understand the urge, but I don't know whether it would be healthy or possible.
Daniel HandlerLately it has become more and more difficult to attend dinner parties without the evening ending in gunfire or tapioca.
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