“Offering to help me implies I'm in distress. I'm not currently.”
“First of all, there is no need to patronize me by implying that I'm Helen of Troy when it's clear that I'm no beauty.”
“I'm done being the damsel in distress. I don't need anyone to save me.”
“Don't diss me, Danvers. I'm warning you.''I'm not dissing you,' Claire sighed. 'I'm ignoring you. There's a difference. Dissing you implies I think you're actually important.”
“What's happening to me?" she whispers to the quilt. "I'm losing my mind."Though that implies that I had one to begin with.”
“I'm sentimental--I know. I'm desperate and silly--I know that too. Oh, help me!”