“Self pity, Orito reminds herself yet again, is a noose dangling from a rafter.”
“She reminded Kevin again that she had forced herself to turn and walk away from him when everything in her wanted to stay.”
“Superpowerful?’”He stood up, a gold chain dangling from his fingers. “Let me remind you of two words, Mercer: Bad. Dog.”
“She had to remind herself that she was in recovery from being rich.”
“I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.”
“You remind me of someone with a bad toothache who's hitting herself in the head with a hammer to distract herself from the pain in her mouth.”