At least when you're young you're also stupid.

A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it.

Hasn't it been a long time since you had a flying dream?

We barely have enough time to figure out who we are and then we become bitter and isolated as we age.

And then sometimes I think the people to feel saddest for are people who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder – people who closed the doors that leads us into the secret world – or who had the doors closed for them by time and neglect and decisions made in times of weakness.

The richness of the rain made me feel safe and protected; I have always considered the rain to be healing—a blanket—the comfort of a friend. Without at least some rain in any given day, or at least a cloud or two on the horizon, I feel overwhelmed by the information of sunlight and yearn for the vital, muffling gift of falling water.

Vaccinated Time Travel: To fantasize about traveling backward in time, but only with proper vaccinations.