apparel, n.: There are times I don’t mind doing the laundry, because folding your clothes reminds me of the shape of you.

I love you,” she says. “I love you,” I say. And then we hang up, because nothing else needs to be said after that. I want to give Zara her life back. Even if I feel I deserve something like this, I don’t deserve it at her expense.

Making love without noise is like playing a muted piano-fine for practice, but you cheat yourself out of hearing the glorious results.

I see no sin in a kiss. I only see sin in the condemnation

you’d think that silence would be peaceful. but really, it’s painful.

Some days are like this. And the only way to get through them is to remember that they are only one day, and that every day ends.

Because when something happens, she's the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.