Because it is senior year I have begun to see things as potential absences. The things I love will become the things I'll miss.

But whether or not you are here, you are here—because these words are for you, and they wouldn't exist if you weren't here in some way.

stanchion, n. I don't want to be the strong one, but I don't want to be the weak one either. Why does it feel like it's always one or the other? When we embrace, one of us is always holding the other a little tighter.

What I really want, and what I never get - is to be appreciated.

And yes, Holden would keep those kids from falling off the cliff, but WHO WOULDN'T? Does she think I would just fold my arms or give them a pat on the back before they sailed headfirst to the ground? We are all catchers, and it's sad that she doesn't see it. Instead she sees the PHONINESS, she deplores the world even after I point out that I am in it.

The clock always ticks. There are times you don't hear it, and there are times that you do.

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.