joking

When you__e given the gift of truth, you spend a lot of time trying to tone it down because it is already offensive enough.

Don__ be too nice to him,_ I teased. __e__l never leave.

I don__ give sick days if you__e playing in the snow._ He__ being funny, or trying to be funny. I can never tell which.

Hey,_ he replied. __ou look beautiful today.__ glanced down and laughed. Along with my limited wardrobe, I was also discovering that not doing laundry decreased my clothing options even further. I was in jeans and a plain black T-shirt today, and my hair had been lucky to get a quick brushing, let alone any real styling. I__ overslept and figured beachcombing didn__ require much primping anyway.__iar,_ I said. __ practically rolled out of bed this morning.___ou forget that I__e seen you in just about every state imaginable. You don__ have to have every detail primped and perfect. You__e beautiful even when you__e disheveled. Sometimes more so.

You off then, Da?_ she asked.__ye. Too old for all this killing._ And to prove that, her father turned and brought his axe down on the head of a traitor that had gotten too close. Spun once more and cut off the legs of another.He faced them again. __eed to get back to my rocking chair and some hot tea.___learly.

You remember having friends who used to lampoon the world so effortlessly, crouching at the verge of every joke and waiting to pounce on it, and you remember how they changed as they grew older and the joy of questioning everything slowly became transformed into the pain of questioning everything, like a star consuming its own core.

Life can be a waste by jesting and joking away their time.

One of the greatest gifts in this world is the ability to make others smile. - The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jonathan Fisher

I do, and the now-familiar warmth of his lips steadies me. He tastes of salt and the wine we shared with the others at our small farewell party.Aladdin pulls away first and lifts one of my hands to his lips, kissing the delicate henna patterns on my skin, then turning my arm over to kiss the inside of my wrist. The ship__ crew makes themselves busy on the other side of the ship, giving us privacy.__ou__e the most beautiful girl in the world,_ Aladdin murmurs. __ave I ever told you that?___nough to make me wonder if your father was a parrot.