You could be the leaf that never falls from the tree you could be the sun that never leaves the sky this might be the happy ending without the ending this might be a reason to try

it's gonna hurt because it matters.

detachment, n. Even when I detach, I care. You can be separate from a thing and still care about it.

I could point out that it isn't always easy knowing who you are and what you want, because then you have no excuse for not trying to get it.

So what else can I tell you?" I asked. "I mean, to get you to reveal Lily to me.

If you start the day reading the obituaries, you live your day a little differently.

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.