Mildred waves Carlos over. 'Let me look at you.' She eyes him up and down. 'I saw you when you walked in. What's with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan.' 'I suspect I am a hooligan,' he says to her. 'Whatever that means.
Simone ElkelesI've spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful.
Simone ElkelesI don't want to point out her flaws, but if I see her going on a self-destructive path, isn't it up to me as her friend to stop her?
Simone ElkelesExpectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.
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