[ her expression (which had been carefully blank as she gave him the sanitized cliff's notes of cliff's notes version of the book's plot) flattens in the same dry humor that had had her attempting british accents in the first place. ]
Reality can be unpredictable and disappointing enough that I don't go around looking for it in my hobbies.
[ truthfully, marta doesn't fancy herself the optimistic sort. sentimentality, optimism... they're luxuries beyond the reach of someone like her, the oldest daughter of an undocumented immigrant who had to grow up before she even reached puberty. they're far better suited for people like her sister alice, whose idealism and hope she and her mother worked hard to nurture and protect.
her fingers drum against the tattered cardboard of the book's hardcover. ]
Sometimes it's just nice to think it could all be so simple.
[ reading, for marta, was always about learning. but every now and then, she'd find the space to indulge, too. ]
Right now they've only just met. A good book isn't going to tell you those answers until the very end, otherwise what else will you stick around for?
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Reality can be unpredictable and disappointing enough that I don't go around looking for it in my hobbies.
[ truthfully, marta doesn't fancy herself the optimistic sort. sentimentality, optimism... they're luxuries beyond the reach of someone like her, the oldest daughter of an undocumented immigrant who had to grow up before she even reached puberty. they're far better suited for people like her sister alice, whose idealism and hope she and her mother worked hard to nurture and protect.
her fingers drum against the tattered cardboard of the book's hardcover. ]
Sometimes it's just nice to think it could all be so simple.
[ reading, for marta, was always about learning. but every now and then, she'd find the space to indulge, too. ]
Right now they've only just met. A good book isn't going to tell you those answers until the very end, otherwise what else will you stick around for?