Sublime

It’s easy to know what life is like for Daddy. Daddy is happiest when he is fixing up a place and putting it in order. Daddy smells like turpentine and he has black and white hair like a sheepdog and when he’s at home he wears white sneakers stained green from mowing the lawn.

afternoon woman, sexy Sadie. You don’t want to meet someone like you too early in your life, or you won’t ever like anyone else.” “I bet you’ve said that before,” Sadie said.

I took advantage of the moment to tell him that yesterday Mirella insisted on asking for a new coat: she claimed that if we want to, we can afford it, because both her father and I received a bonus for Christmas. In vain I tried to make her understand that the money is already promised to other expenses—maybe she thinks we want to keep it for ourse

love what a good friend you are. You’re really engaged with the lives of the people you love. You organize lovely experiences for them. You make an effort with them, you’re patient with them, even when they’re sidetracked by their children and can’t prioritize you in the way you prioritize them.

modern Manhattan woman,

So he passed the first six months, now you begin to decide whether you want to spend the rest of your life with him. You can start wondering about, and experimenting with, building a life together.