If this continues, if this goes on, then when I die, your memories of me will be my greatest accomplishment. You memories will be my most lasting impressions.

That strange, twisted, torn love. That conflict between what your heart knows is right and what your mind is told is right.

A year. A thousand kisses. And now a thousand one, a thousand two. There are so many other place we could have ended up, but I have to believe none of them would have felt this right. "All I want is you" is not entirely true. I want so much more, and with you I think I can get it.

gravity, n. I imagine you saved my life. And then I wonder if I'm just imagining it.

It's one of the secrets of strength: We're so much more likely to find it in the service of others than in service to ourselves.

The older you get, the wiser you are - this is true. But you also question what use this wisdom is.y

You never get involved in the people's lives? The ones you're inhabiting?" I shake my head. "You try to leave the lives the way you found them." "Yeah." "But what about Justin? What made that so different?" "You," I say.