I had no idea what I wanted, only that I wanted something, which is the worst kind of wanting.

You can't know what it is like for us now--you will always be one step behind. Be thankful for that. You can't know what it was like for us then--you will always be one step ahead. Be thankful for that, too.

Maybe your history just repeats and repeats until it batters you enough to snap the seams that hold you together

You leave the phone on beside you as you fall asleep. I sit in my bed and listen to your breathing, until I know you are safe, until I know you no longer need me for the night.

Sometimes memory tricks you. Sometimes beauty is best when it's distant.

How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them.

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