When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.

elliptical, adj. The kiss I like the most is one of the slow ones. It’s as much breath as touch, as much no as yes. You lean in from the side, and I have to turn a little to make it happen.

I still felt fondness for her - fondness, that pleasant, detached mix of admiration and sentiment, appreciation and nostalgia.

Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other.

I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.

I know it was more than that. But it was also less than that, too.

As long as we can conjure, who needs anything else? As long as we can agree on the magical lie and be happy, what more is there to ask for? “I loved you from that moment on,” I say. “I loved you from that moment on,” you agree.