I'd found out that if you pushed people away hard enough, they tended to go.
Amy and Roger's Epic DetourIt's good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think.
Anne of Green GablesIt's just hard," Harry said finally, in a low voice, "to realize he won't write me again
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixYou've got no sense of humor." "I'm going to laugh really hard after I kick your ass.
Imitation in Death