If we loved Steve Aylett, really loved him in the way that he deserves, a selfless love that genuinely wanted nothing save his happiness and comfort, we'd lobotomise him.
Today was my forty-fifth birthday. Impending old age and a problem marriage were staring me in the face. Not a good place to be. I figured that right now, I had two choices _ crawl out of the pit, or wallow and die. To wallow or not to wallow? That was the question. Look at Scarlett O__ara. Did she cry and whine when Rhett walked out the door not giving a damn? Well, okay, she did. But not for long, I__l bet. Not Scarlett. Same story here, baby, same story here.
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Today was my forty-fifth birthday. Impending old age and a problem marriage were staring me in the face. Not a good place to be. I figured that right now, I had two choices _ crawl out of the pit, or wallow and die. To wallow or not to wallow? That was the question. Look at Scarlett O__ara. Did she cry and whine when Rhett walked out the door not giving a damn? Well, okay, she did. But not for long, I__l bet. Not Scarlett. Same story here, baby, same story here.
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