Patience," she said in her best governess voice, "is only a virtue when there is something worth waiting for.
Lauren WilligMy dear Mrs. Grimstone, sometimes cowardice is merely another word for common sense.
Lauren WilligThat is fairly tame, I must say. If one is to have a blood sacrifice, I would hope there would at least be a bit more drama about it. Otherwise, it strikes me as a waste of a perfectly good human.
Lauren WilligThat's a good point, I suppose,' he said in that way people have when you've just said something that's so off the mark it might as well be in Sanskrit, but they like you, so they want to make something positive out of it so they can give you the credit you both know you don't deserve.
Lauren WilligThings turn up in strange places all the time. For example library books, which possess a disconcerting ability to move from place to place, seemingly of their own volition.
Lauren WilligTag: bibliophilia
The use of charm as a tool made her hackles rise. She respected a more direct approach. A battering ram approach. At least one knew where one stood with the battering ram, none of this butter-wouldn't-melt nonsense that could mean yes, no, or maybe.
Lauren WilligTag: humor charm directness
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