Sometimes I even felt like he dated me as part of his plan, like they were going to have a checklist on the application, and one of the things to tick off was going to be, "Do you have a reasonably intelligent girlfriend who shares your aspirations, and who is fully prepared to accept your limited availability?
Maureen JohnsonLies are a tremendous karmic setback. Keep it up and you'll come back in the next life as something without a spine. You're not fine. And you don't have to be fine.
Maureen JohnsonWORTH IT and perfect are different things. No oneโs perfect, yet in romance, everyone becomes WORTH IT. And thatโs the trick.
Maureen JohnsonI dumped out the bag and found what had been inside was a bunched-up police uniform, complete with the vest. "Where did you get this?" Boo asked. "It's Callum's," he said. "What's he wearing?" "At the moment, not much of anything. Put it on." I noticed Book perk up a bit at this piece of information.
Maureen JohnsonNew start or not, there was a line to be drawn, and that line was singing musicals to yourself as serious psychological motivation.
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