That's how it is sometimes when we plunge into the depths of our lives. No one can accompany us, not even those who would give up their hearts for our happiness.

the darkness is a cresting wave. It sweeps me up out of my body until I float among the stars, those tine bright pores on the sky's skin. If only I could pass through them, I would end up on the other side, the right side, shadowless, perfectly illuminated, beyond the worries of this mundane world

Everytime i have turned the page he re-enters my life as awkward as postscript

There was an unexpected freedom in finding out that one wasn't as important as one had always assumed!

Can't you ever be serious?' I said, mortified. 'It's difficult,' he said. 'There's so little in life that's worth it.

In life, it's best not to take anything for free - unless it's from someone who wishes you well.

Each day has a color, a smell.