You never know how things are going to turn out, however much you plan. But you already know that.

Oh, please. If she's going to use Mr. Darcy to prop up her arguments, I give up.

Life would be a lot easier if conversations were rewindable and erasable, like videos. Or if you could instruct people to disregard what you just said, like in a courtroom.

I need good coffee!" I say in horror. "It's my only luxury!" I can't live with my parents and drink bad coffee. It's not humanly possible. Becky talking about cutting back with her parents.

You can't just switch off your feelings because the other person did.

There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.

If you want something you can't afford, think what else that money could buy: a week's groceries, a month's rent, or a weekend away. That will put things into perspective.