The Villa
“(‘We’re bonding,’ she had said to Becca, ‘but it’s more Pritt Stick than superglue.’) They quite often went off somewhere in the VW – stopping for a pub lunch or coffee and having Philosophical Discussions.
‘Whatever you plan to do in life,’ he said, ‘just remember that you can change your mind.’ Which sounded a bit wishy-washy to Ginny. She could just see Nonna picking up an ovenglove and saying, ‘Lack of drive, my dear’, in her clear, firm, accented English.
‘Yeah?’ she said doubtfully.
‘It’s... called going with the flow,’ he said.
The Ball had insinuated more than once that her father’s philosophy was one of cowardly self-interest, but Ginny had to admit that it had some appeal.
‘What if you disappoint other people?’ she’d asked.
‘It’s your life.’ ‘What if you regret it later?’ He shrugged. ‘It was your choice.’ ‘But how do you know?’ she said. ‘If it’s the right thing at the right time, or the right thing at the wrong time or the wrong at the right or whatever?’ He blinked.MoreLess
‘Whatever you plan to do in life,’ he said, ‘just remember that you can change your mind.’ Which sounded a bit wishy-washy to Ginny. She could just see Nonna picking up an ovenglove and saying, ‘Lack of drive, my dear’, in her clear, firm, accented English.
‘Yeah?’ she said doubtfully.
‘It’s... called going with the flow,’ he said.
The Ball had insinuated more than once that her father’s philosophy was one of cowardly self-interest, but Ginny had to admit that it had some appeal.
‘What if you disappoint other people?’ she’d asked.
‘It’s your life.’ ‘What if you regret it later?’ He shrugged. ‘It was your choice.’ ‘But how do you know?’ she said. ‘If it’s the right thing at the right time, or the right thing at the wrong time or the wrong at the right or whatever?’ He blinked.MoreLess
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