“Physical imperfections have always offended him, but apparently my bad hygiene wasn't repellent enough. Perhaps Ms. Mues's full-blown adulthood will be.”
“Apparently, I had graduated from psychologist and was now in need of a full-blown psychiatrist.”
“In the midst of a full-blown disaster – with the house apparently self-destructing around them – Lila was calmly filing her nails.”
“I couldn't hack it in Hollywood, my writing's wasn't bad enough.”
“Jacob's little smirk became a full-blown grin, and I knew he was picturing Charlie showing up to arrest him. This grin was too bitter, too full of mocking to satisfy me. This wasn't the smile I'd been waiting to see.”
“Not as bad! Not as bad! my mind tried to comfort me. It was true. This wasn't as bad. This wasn't the end of the world, not again. This was just the end of what little peace there was left behind. That was all.Not as bad, I agreed, then added, but bad enough.”