'We should get some sleep.'
'What for? Nothing tomorrow. No deadlines, no work...'
'Just the whole of our lives, stretching ahead of us,' she said...
[F]eeling a ripple of anxiety pass across her shoulders at the thought of it: independent adult life.
She didn't feel like an adult. She was in no way prepared.
The trick of it is, she told herself, is to be courageous and bold and make a difference. Not change the world exactly, just the bit around you. ... Cherish your friends, stay true to your principles, live and be loved if at all possible. Eat sensibly.
Stuff like that.
- David Nicholls, One Day
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