“However, the more stressful my situation is, the less I think about it, or anything related to it. At present , I… — Penny Reid Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Elizabeth called it my mane of hair; I called it my bane of hair. However, it was far worse looking when it… — Penny Reid Bane Copy Share Image
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”… — Penny Reid Asimov Copy Share Image
“You’re wicked smart. And cool. And drama free, which is a huge deal. Drama free is at the top of my list… — Penny Reid Cool Copy Share Image
“Shelly doesn’t have a cell phone?” Roscoe crossed his arms.“How does she survive?” “Air, food, and shelter, I suspect.” Billy sent our youngest brother a… — Penny Reid Brother Copy Share Image
“She said I owned the clothes of a radiologist and the shoes of an OBGYN; which is like the medical doctor equivalent… — Penny Reid Medical doctor Copy Share Image
“What’s wrong with the pie?” “It’s good. I’m just not hungry.” I hadn’t been hungry since leaving the shop the previous evening.… — Penny Reid Hungry Copy Share Image
“You’ve shown me joy where before I saw only despair. You’ve taught me hope where before I knew only hopelessness. I may… — Penny Reid Every day Copy Share Image
“Our youngest brother, Roscoe, was in town from vet school because this week marked the one-year anniversary of our mother’s death. Ashley had… — Penny Reid Brother Copy Share Image
“I returned to my pillow and comforter, both of which I loved; they smelled like lavender, and were so cozy, poems should… — Penny Reid Habits Copy Share Image
“For the love of Thor, I was missing him even when we were in the same room together. The force of the… — Penny Reid Feelings Copy Share Image
“she’s too quiet about it.” “Isn’t that the point of leading by example?” Kat frowned at her ball of yarn, more of… — Penny Reid Background noise Copy Share Image
“Of course I loved my neighbor. My momma brought me up right. I certainly saw the wisdom in loving neighbors, and doing… — Penny Reid Neighbor Copy Share Image
“Nico flinched and pain flickered within his green eyes. He struck the wall next to my head, causing me to jump. “I… — Penny Reid Green eyes Copy Share Image
“Standing in front of the kitchen sink, Sandra was shaking her head, her eyes unfocused. “Okay. I’m so confused. About so many… — Penny Reid Gossip Copy Share Image
“Have you considered that there’s someone out there who might not consider these things about you crazy? That someone might take the… — Penny Reid Consider Copy Share Image
“All people are broken, Shelly. No one is perfect. Some seek help. Some don’t. But no one is ever fixed by another… — Penny Reid Broken Copy Share Image
“ISO 8601, data elements and interchange formats. It allows seamless intercourse between different bodies, governments, agencies, and corporations.” I couldn’t help myself… — Penny Reid Interchange Copy Share Image
“So, as you can see and if you reflect on it, awkward headed-females mating with beautifully normal headed-males is a bad idea.” — Penny Reid Bad idea Copy Share Image
“Humans are at their worst when they’re in the role of spectator. We eagerly watch as others receive comeuppance, yet we reject… — Penny Reid Nature of man Copy Share Image
“holder. It was like some sort of miniature-recycled Stonehenge in the women’s bathroom, a monument to the bowel movements of days past.… — Penny Reid Holder Copy Share Image
“You can stop panicking, Cletus. I have the berries.” “Oh, thank God.” Cletus held his chest and stumbled a step backward. “You… — Penny Reid Thank god Copy Share Image
“You and I . . . we must always forgive and forget. But most importantly, we must never take each other’s forgiveness for granted” — Penny Reid Forgive Copy Share Image
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“It was time. Our paths had diverged. He was gone. And I was left. I'm not fine... I took a deep breath.… — Penny Reid Cried Copy Share Image
“McHotpants was standing in the doorway, clothed only in a white towel wrapped low around his waist as if it didn’t matter… — Penny Reid Mchotpants Standing Copy Share Image
“They were all watching me with open concern and curiosity; the only sound breaking the silence was Sandra munching on potato chips.… — Penny Reid Breaking silence Copy Share Image
“You are absolutely vital to me. I want to be just as vital to you. I want to take care of you,… — Penny Reid Morning Thought Copy Share Image
“She lifted up a bag on her shoulder and informed me that not only had she brought me a swim suit, it… — Penny Reid Bikini Copy Share Image
“I tried my best to pretend unkind words were actually just erroneously expressed compliments, as it just made everything nicer for everybody.” — Penny Reid Kind words Copy Share Image
“I suppose it’s part of why we seek out a partner. Why we’re driven to build a new family, pursue new friendships.… — Penny Reid Blank canvas Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, things are sad and unfortunate. But finding the funny in a situation can make the sad and unfortunate more bearable.” — Penny Reid Comedy Copy Share Image
“I felt paralyzed by confusion. I decided, as I succumbed to sleep, that men should come with manuals, subtitles, and reset buttons. *” — Penny Reid Reset button Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more frustrating than being attracted to someone who is a complete jerk – except for maybe also caring about that… — Penny Reid Jerk Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t wrecked, not by a long shot. But I’d come precariously close to standing on the edge of that cliff and… — Penny Reid Cliff Copy Share Image
“But the way Roscoe spoke sometimes, he acted like his poop didn’t smell even though he was just a poor boy from… — Penny Reid Poor boy Copy Share Image
“You took one commercial flight, Steven. One.” “Shhh!” he pressed his finger to his lips and loud whispered, “He’ll hear you.” I… — Penny Reid Flight Copy Share Image
“Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been, perhaps more homesick than for… — Penny Reid Homesick Copy Share Image
“What do you call each other? What are your pet names? Dearest? Turtledove? Thor? Herr Handsome of my heart? Lizard of my… — Penny Reid Dearest Copy Share Image
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