I wake up feverish, sore, uncomfortable. Is it sickness or is it heartbreak? I can't tell. The thermometer says I'm normal, but I'm clearly not.

When the shock wears off, you always hope there's understanding underneath.

Serrated, adj. And you said, "I'm not sure we can.

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.

Here's what breaks us: Even though we know better, we still want everything to be all right.

With some people ,the minute you start talking, it feels like you've known them for years. It only means that you were supposed to meet sooner. You're feeling all the time you should have known each other, but didn't. That time still counts. You can definitely feel it.

There is no word for our kind of friendship. Two people who don't see each other a lot, but can make each other effortlessly happy