She began walking again, south towards The Mound. ‘Live each day as if it’s your last,’ that was the conventional advice, but really, who had the energy for that? What if it rained or you felt a bit glandy? It just wasn’t practical. Better by far to simply try and be good and courageous and bold and to make a difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you.
-from One Day by David Nicholls, page 433
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Teaser Tuesdays is a fun weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. I change the rules a little bit to suit my own purposes: I hand pick the teaser, rather than choose one randomly. I also very frequently post more than two sentences. :)
Sounds very romantic – thanks for sharing this one :}. Mine is from a book called, “Secrets of a Mysterious Older Woman,” by Constance Feathers. Some readers will think it is fiction, since the truth is so unbelievably wacky. Here’s my teaser from the book:
After his mom spoke, I said a few words: “I remember the first time I ever saw Chuck. There he was, standing at the singles’ bar, looking so…single.
Beautiful quote Emily!