Confessions of a Shopaholic

What happens when the world demands a polished exterior and a stoic silence?

Some people say, “Never let them see you cry.” I say, if you’re so mad you could just cry, then cry. It terrifies everyone.

Bossypants · Tina Fey

A job interview where neither person will say the word job.

This is the only part of the Interview that resembles a professional exchange. We will dance around certain words, such as “nanny” and “child care,” because they would be distasteful and we will never, ever, actually acknowledge that we are talking about my working for her. This is the Holy Covenant of the Mother/Nanny relationship: this is a pleasure—not a job. We are merely “getting to know each other,” much as how I imagine a John and a call girl must make the deal, while trying not to kill the mood.

The Nanny Diaries · Emma McLaughlin

In a world of high stakes, how do you choose who deserves an end?

And the old guy too. The one who helped Bogdan set her up. She has asked around, and found his name is Ron Ritchie. He’ll have to go as well. She’ll leave them until after the trial-juries don’t like witnesses being murdered-but then she will kill them both.

The Bullet That Missed · Richard Osman