need is never a good basis for any relationship. it has to be much more than that.

We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.

anchor, v.: I drift, I drift, I drift, you stay.

Every you, every me. Fractals. Fractures.

With some break-ups, all you can think about afterwards is how badly it ended and how much the other person hurt you. With others, you become sentimental for the good times and lose track of what went wrong.

The important thing is for the characters to feel real, and to be given the humanity they are due. That granting of humanity is what separates a full portrait from a stereotype.

He never wears a watch (his own rebellion against time, against watching).