16: Will
Wanting something that I couldn’t have.
But now what I want isn’t outside. It’s right here, close enough to touch. But I can’t. I didn’t know it was possible to want something so bad you could feel it in your arms and your legs and in every breath you take.
Sayfa 168
... A cooker, dressed in a grey apron, placed the gruel with a spoon to each of the plates. The bowls never needed washing. The boys polished them with their spoons till they shone again. Oliver was always hungry. After three months, Oliver was starving that he could hardly sleep at night. One day, one of the strongest boys proposed to ask for more gruel... Oliver was chosen to walk to the cooker that evening and ask for more gruel... Oliver was desperate with hunger and weak with misery. He rose from the table and walked up to the cooker with a plate and a spoon in his hand.
"Please, sir, I want some more," said Oliver.
The cooker turned very pale with anger. He looked at Oliver in surprise. Oliver was paralysed with fear at that moment...
Oliver was sent to the empty cold room. The next morning the master of the workhouse offered five pounds to anybody who would take Oliver as his apprentice to any trade... He walked every morning in a stone yard in the presence of Mr. Bumble. As for society, he was carried every day into the hall when boys dined. The cooker beat him mercilessly as a public warning and example.
Sayfa 9Kitabı okudu
“Pay attention. Did you hear me? You’re in charge of the wedding.”
“Yes, I heard you. You’re coming home while I arrange it, right? I need time.”
“No, we’re not coming home. I expect you do it quickly.” How long did it take to arrange a simple ceremony?
“I can’t do it quickly. If you want to give Tess the dream, I need at least a month.”
“No, fucking way. You have five days, Suzette. You have five days to arrange a suitable wedding. Invite who you think should be there. You’re in charge.”
A surprised squeak hurt my ear. “Five days? No, there’s no way—”
“No arguing. Do it.”
Sayfa 126 - CreateSpace, adamın evlilikle, düğünle bir alakası mı var Suzette sen de yani djfgkjdg 5 gün diyosa 5 günde halledeceksin uzatma kfjgd
2: Will
She rolls her eyes, clearly not entertained by me. “You letting your friends borrow your room for sex isn’t cute.”
Ah, so she’s a real goody two shoes.
“Sex? Oh, heavens no. They told me they would be holding a slightly rowdy book club meeting in there for the better part of an hour.”
She glares at me, definitely not amused by my sarcasm.
“Ah. So that’s what this is about,” I say, crossing my arms over my chest. “You have something against sex.”
“Of course not! I’ve had sex,” she says, her eyes widening as the words tumble out of her mouth. “It’s fine—”
That is the biggest lie I’ve heard all year, and I’m practically surrounded by people who sugarcoat the fact that I’m dying.
I laugh. “ ‘Fine’ isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement, but I’ll take common ground where I can get it.”
Her thick eyebrows form a frown. “We have nothing in common.”
I wink, having way too much fun pissing her off. “Cold. I like it.”
Sayfa 27 - 'i like it' diyen Cole hayal ediyorum dflgklşk
Your investigation should include a lot of listening as well. When I visit a prospective acquisition, the scenario goes something like this. First I have dinner with the CEO. Just the two of us. No wives, husbands or 'significant others'. I listen to see where he's coming from, and what he's looking for. Most important,
Sayfa 178Kitabı okudu
This is not about changing your life instantly, it's about moving the needle bit by bit and making those changes sustainable. That means digging down to the micro level and doing something that sucks every day. Even if it's as simple as making your bed, doing the dishes, ironing your clothes, or getting up before dawn and running two miles each day. Once that becomes comfortable, take it to five, then ten miles. If you already do all those things, find something you aren't doing. We all have areas in our lives we either ignore or can improve upon. Find yours. We often choose to focus on our strengths rather than our weaknesses. Use this time to make your weaknesses your strengths.
Doing things even small things that make you uncomfortable will help make you strong. The more often you get uncomfortable the stronger you'll become, and soon you'll develop a more productive, can-do dialogue with yourself in stressful situations.
Sayfa 85 - E book 306 pagesKitabı yarım bıraktı
Suddenly the old story—the water and the gray morning and James’s remark, It would take more than that—was too familiar, too close for comfort to more recent memories. He averted his eyes and I knew we were still thinking the same thing. We climbed into bed, pushed the pillows around, and pretended to get comfortable in disconcerted silence. I lay on my back, dismayed that the five or six inches of space between us suddenly felt like a hundred miles. My petty fears from the memorial service were confirmed—death wasn’t going to stop Richard tormenting us.
Act 3, Scene 9Kitabı okudu
If, during the critical moment when the emotion is there, we know how and where to take refuge, if we are able to breathe in and out and focus our attention on the rise and fall of our abdomen for fifteen or twenty or even twenty-five minutes, then the storm will roll away, and we will be aware that we can survive. When we succeed in surviving strong emotions, we experience a more solid peace of mind. Once we have got the practice, we are no longer afraid. The next time a strong emotion arises, it becomes easier. We already know that we can survive it.
“1. Set the table: Decide exactly what you want. Clarity is essential. Write out your goals and objectives before you begin.
2. Plan every day in advance: Think on paper. Every minute you spend in planning can save you five or ten minutes in execution.
3. Apply the 80/20 Rule to everything: Twenty percent of your activities will account for 80
The Blinds
I moved to Philadelphia for some peace and quiet after New York City. After paying a week’s rent in a roominghouse, I walked down the street to look for the nearest bar. Half a block. I walked in and sat down. It was the poor part of town and the bar was fifty years old. You could smell the urine and shit of one-half a century wafting
