She glanced at the other diners, all of them going into their act, and thought is this what it all boils down to? Romantic love, is this all it is, a talent show?
David NichollsAll his words and actions would now be fit for his daughterโs ears and eyes. Life would be lived as if under [her] constant scrutiny. He would never do anything that might cause her pain or anxiety or embarrassment and there would be nothing, absolutely nothing in his life to be ashamed of anymore.
David NichollsHe's a better person when she's around, and isn't that what friends are for, to raise you up and keep you at your best?
David NichollsIt's the face itself that I love, not that face at twenty-eight or thirty-four or forty-three. It's that face.
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