I think each family has a funhouse logic all its own, and in that distortion,in that delusion, all behavior can seem both perfectly normal and crazy.
Diminish the influence of fate
The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses.
Love wasn't a thing you fell in, but rose to. It was what stopped you from falling.
Sometimes one learns too early, as I did, what the world is capable of.
Passion and platonic friendliness, often contrary siblings, frequently wear similar faces to hide the great distance between them.