I find my greatest strengths in wanting ti be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave.

Everyone tried with me. And everytime, it felt like the whole point of life was to see if trying was ever enough.

There's no way for them to take away my sadness, but they can make sure I am not empty of all the other feelings.

Is that all we need? Can the way we say each other's names encompass all our history, all our love, all our fear, all our fights, all our reunions, all of what we know about each other, all of what we don't know?

When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing.

It doesn't have to be on Valentine's Day. It doesn't have to be by the time you turn eighteen or thirty-three or fifty-nine. It doesn't have to conform to whatever is usual. It doesn't have to be kismet at once, or rhapsody by the third date. It just has to be. In time. In place. In spirit. It just has to be.

But I want to feel like life matters. I had something real with you, but then the realness scared me. I decided to go for other things instead.