laugh it off

C laughs off my fits. I love him more for that.

hush

If I were a learned man,

I would have spoke more often.

 But I only am a fool,

 and silence is solely what I can offer.

kill the mockingbird, again

She never understood Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, however light her words were; or so it seemed. So, to read it again, she must... she might.

having kids

The thought of having a kid is forever appealing. 

But what if he or she turns out to be just like me? 

That would be horrible.

settle for reasons

She settles for a reason,
but that doesn't mean she'll get stuck there forever.