We don’t discriminate carefully enough, you know, between things that seem alike but are different.
– Richard Ford, Canada
Next time some woman I hardly know tells me with side-eyes that I Remind her of Her Sister, I’m going to quiz her very carefully.
1. How *exactly* do you think I am like your sister?
2. How would you describe the nature of your relationship with your sister?
And finally, “I’m sure you know your sister a lot better than you think you know me.”
One of those things you swear you’ll say next time and then never actually do, except I might be finally approaching the age when things I mean to say do, indeed, spontaneously spurt forth.
And people complain about getting older.
