“Maybe it was being orphaned and alone all my life, but I always steeled for the worst outcome I could envision. That way I could shrug and be almost happy with anything that fell short of the worst. It was a peculiar life skill and one I had gotten damn good at.” WorstAloneCopingOrphanSkillCopeLife SkillExpect The Worst Book:The Never-Open Desert Diner Source: The Never-Open Desert Diner