Bitter Quote by Paula Heller Garland

“And then there were those who pretended their emotions were bigger and grander than anyone else’s. A little annoyance they acted out like a…

— Rohinton Mistry

“She tried to insult me in front of the whole party. So what could I do but yawn and walk away?”

— Jarod Kintz

“This is when I learned that nice people sometimes felt they had to pretend to be mean and awful.”

— Matthew Quick

“Everyone is so cheerful and happy,” I said “This isn’t Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Dex. It’s Miami. Only the bad guys are happy.” She looked…

— Jeff Lindsay

“Obnoxiousness had covered up my insecurities.”

— David Eschenlohr

“You had to be charming and witty and not cringe at their dirty jokes. It was a Mad Men kind of atmosphere.”

— Lynn Povich

“Grandma kept turning around in the front seat of their old Fiat saying, "Look at you girls! On, Lena, you are a beauty!" Lena…

— Ann Brashares

“the most embarrassing, awkward moments of your life are only remembered by you and no one else. That no one judges you when you…

— pleasefindthis

“This was another pretend, and here in a yard on a bench was his real wife, with sad, kind, tired eyes. The lesson of…

— Joshilyn Jackson

“Recently, she’d noticed something strange happening when she talked to people in groups. She couldn’t quite remember how to be. She’d find herself thinking:…

— Liane Moriarty

“She was wearing her fuzzy pink hat and she was happy, which was so obnoxious. She'd become one of those people who waltzed through…

— Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

“I really wanted to show that it wasn’t all bad in my family. I tried so hard to think of happy times we all…

— Alan Cumming