“Yes, Lilian Earton was a large woman. She was fat. There was no other word for it. But at the same time, there was something indefinable about her. Was it an inner light? A sparkle in her eyes? The way she spoke and moved and made things move around her? The man couldn’t have said exactly. He didn’t know the word “charisma,” but that was exactly what she had. She had personality that no layers of fat could hide. She was impressive.”
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“Do your duty and let the cards fall where they may.”
“Smart people are always learning something new. Stupid people just stay stupid. Remember that.”
“People generally forget the things they are ashamed of, but no one ever forgets an insult.”
“Her stomach rumbled, and Lily wondered how many calories her diplomacy had burned.”
“Time & Money. Many of us have neither. Some have one but not the other. A rare few have both.”
“Beauty is skin-deep, young man.”
“How much do we lose because we are young and stupid?”