For me the most relatable character in Pride and Prejudice is Charlotteβs little brother who declares that, were he as rich as Mr Darcy, he would buy many dogs and turn to alcoholism
Going to take a leaf out of the book of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and sign off my response to the next passive aggressive email with 'I take no leave of you, [email recipient]. I send no compliments to your mother.'
I truly think everyone has at least one conspiracy theory they believe, and mine is that Kookaburras don't actually exist and are instead a trick played on us all by Australians
I'd like to say I have an affinity for crows with all their death-omen mysteriousness but in fact I identify rather more closely to those ducks in the park that follow people around demanding carbohydrates
Sometimes I wander through pretty villages and see people at the kitchen windows of their quaint cottages and wonder if they are brewing poisons, because I watch too many reruns of Miss Marple πΌπΏπ₯§
Normalise eating alone in restaurants, because:
a) you shouldn't have to wait til you have company before you can eat whatever food you fancy in the moment;
b) other diners may come to suspect you have a dark yet glamorous past that has left you jaded but rich