Seeing through is rarely seeing into.
To others we are not ourselves but a performer in their lives cast for a part we do not even know that we are playing.
Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job. It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting.
My soul has gained the freedom of the night
Of what help is anyone who can only be approached with the right words?
It is harder to cut our gains than to cut our losses.