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Big drops in valuations were bad news: Until now they’ve always been because earnings expectations soured even more than share prices fell, often because of a recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

I was always amazed at the ability of my husband’s parents to strike up conversations with total strangers any time in almost any place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

You can never quite relax, because you're always just waiting for the raise of the eyebrow, the suppressed guffaw, the uninvited joke, whatever.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“And you have to give space for it because you can’t make it go away. ... They always say time heals, but time makes everything just a little less intense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Max and Angelina always stayed in town, so I agreed, for Max.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith