This is a difference between us: you desire what other people have, while I desire the things I used to have, or think I might have one day.

He never wears a watch (his own rebellion against time, against watching).

What i want is for what i want to actually matter.

no matter how happy we are, no matter how much we want our night to stretch out infinitely, sleep is inevitable.

There was a pause. I was still scared by every gap in our conversation, fearing that this was it, the point where we had nothing left to say. I was still trying to impress you, and I still wanted to be impressed by you, so I could pass along pieces of your impressiveness to my friends, convincing myself this was possible.

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.

it's the belief, not the words, that mean everything. it's the floating.