It's always awkward when someone doesn't realize you're joking and devotes thought time to what you've said. Double that when the person is wearing tinfoil.
Maureen JohnsonBraiiinnnnssss," we said in unison. "It's both sad and incredibly impressive that you were all ready with that one.
Maureen JohnsonI knew it was beautiful, but knowing something is beautiful and caring about it are two very different things, and I didn't care.
Maureen JohnsonAll right. Normal rules apply." "Right." The man walked off, leaving us. "What are the normal rules?" I asked. "He walks away and has a tea break and doesn't ask any questions.
Maureen JohnsonThis pool is a triumph of imagination. That's how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can't be done. There's always a solution, even if it's weird.
Maureen JohnsonI could envision it all to clearly: Stuart or Debbie finding the dented door off its hinges, lying in the snow. "She came in, ravaged the boy, stole plastic bags, and ripped off the door in her escape," the police would say in the APB. "Probably making her way to bust her parents out of jail.
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