Not to be rude, but it was all pointless," I noted from across the room. Four eyes narrowed at me. "What? I said 'not to be rude'. That's like saying 'God bless them' right after you say bad things about someone. It means it doesn't count!
I hated her out of principle; and that principle was bitterness.
You can't worry about the future so much that you miss out on the present.