I know the odds are all against me and I know you might not feel this way too but I know I would rather die trying to know if I could mean something to you

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

The way you argued with me, you would have thought that we were debating the existence of God or whether or not we should move in together. These kinds of fights can never be won – even if you’re the victor, you’ve hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.

That air. The air afterwards. I wanted to breathe it in. It felt right to breathe it in. Because we were breathing them in, weren't we? And the building. We were breathing it all in. And I thought, there's a part of this that's actually a part of me now. I now have that responsibility. I am alive, and I am breathing, and I can do the things this dust can't do.

Neophyte, n. There are millions upon millions of people who have been through this before-- why is it that no one can give my good advice?

It's like, you know how sometimes you see a really sexy baby? Wait.

If this continues, if this goes on, then when I die, your memories of me will be my greatest accomplishment. You memories will be my most lasting impressions.