What she said once, in passing

The most useful sentence anyone ever said to you was probably short, unplanned, and delivered by a woman who had no idea she was doing anything memorable.

It’s rarely advice. Advice announces itself and expects to be followed. This is different — an observation handed over lightly, in a kitchen or a car park, at the exact moment you happen to be able to hear it.

One woman repeating something another woman told her ten years ago is a durable kind of company. It’s most of what we want this page to be.