On especially hot days, when you’d like to murder whoever crosses you, or at least give him a good slap, drink lemonade instead.

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• “…holding back tears makes them drain upward, higher and higher, until one day your head just explodes and you’re left with a stub of a neck.”
• "...holding back tears makes them drain upward, higher and higher, until one day your head just explodes and you're left with a stub of a neck." Practical Magic
• On especially hot days, when you'd like to murder whoever crosses you, or at least give him a good slap, drink lemonade instead. Practical Magic
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