" I don’t need to be fed,” she said. “I may be weak and old, but I have always been remarkably coordinated.”
Cass resisted making a comment. She was simply grateful her aunt wasn’t speaking to her in the soft, disappointed tone she had used last night.
“Remember that,” her aunt continued, going after a green bean slick with butter. “Don’t fall into the trap of letting others do everything for you. It’s noble to accept help when you need it, lazy to accept it when you don’t. "

― Fiona Paul , Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)