"I was horribly bookish, to the point of coming right out and saying it, which I knew was not socially acceptable."

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His voice was soft and sweet as molasses; but my mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something that will get the results they want.

— Patricia Briggs