"Sometimes it might seem like I'm on something, but I've worked hard to stay off drugs since I left rehab in 1999," she said.
There is often no time to talk through the patient's underlying concerns and work out other ways to help, and sometimes it might seem a dangerous option to send somebody home empty-handed.
Sometimes it might seem like they are – nuts, for example, often give this impression – and then you discover the deliciousness is all because of some salt or sugar or duck fat that's been added in cardiovascularly hazardous quantities.
Sometimes, it might seem perverse that Love Will Tear Us Apart has grown into Joy Division's defining statement – here, after all, is a band who journeyed into the void and returned from some hopeless event horizon with such torrid, terrible tales, and now they're best remembered for singing a pop single about lost love.
Sayers has been criticised for her detailed explanations of everything from advertising to campanology, and sometimes it might seem as if she is merely showing off her knowledge rather than advancing the plot, but it is the detail that makes Strong Poison a success.
Sometimes things might seem bad at first, but will ultimately turn out to make little difference (left your ID at home, and now you can't go on the tour? Just go tomorrow).
Sometimes, it might seem that two hours are wasted because you've been doing the literary equivalent of babbling.
Sometimes it might seem that the learning is not going anywhere but persevere; your mind is storing away the learning diligently.
"Sometimes our accomplishments might seem to come out of thin air, because a lot of times, the only people supporting us are other black women". .
And sometimes those opportunities might seem a little contrived or make you feel silly, but they're worth it!
