one more creature dizzy with love

don't be ashamed of anything; I guess God meant it all like locks on doors.

The less I needed, the better I felt.

you fall into the mirror, come through the other side staring at a lightbulb.

My heart is a thousand years old. I am not like other people.

The dog approached again, cautiously. I found the bologna sandwich, ripped off a chunk, wiped the cheap watery mustard off, then placed it on the sidewalk. The dog walked up to the bit of sandwich, put his nose to it, sniffed, then turned and walked off. This time he didn't look back. He accelerated down the street. No wonder I had been depressed all my life. I wasn't getting proper nourishment.

And there I was, 225 pounds, perpetually lost and confused, short legs, ape-like upper body, all chest, no neck, head too large, blurred eyes, hair uncombed, 6 feet of geek, waiting for her.