Strictly Business Carrie Elks Quotes

But that’s the thing about life. Sometimes it likes to take you by surprise, jumping out and shouting ‘boo’ when you least expect it.

Why can't people just be nice to each other? I don't understand it, because nice is good, right? Nice means helping old people across the road and spending hours for a lost puppy. It's holding the door open for somebody and getting rewarded with a smile from a stressed mother juggling kids and grocery bags. Yet people say it with a wrinkle on their nose, holding the vowel sound for a bit too long. We should bring nice back. We need it more than ever.

perturbed at all. I wonder

I do. Now you said you had terms. What are they?” There’s a pause. “I’m only agreeing to look at the unit. Not take it.” “Agreed. What else?” I ask, because I’ll worry about that bit when the time comes. “This is a pure business arrangement. There’ll be no… funny business.” “Funny business,” I repeat. “Does that mean I can’t do the comedy skit I had planned for you?” She almost laughs. I can tell. And I like it.

Dreams do come true, and ever afters can be happy. I should have believed the books all along.