I have been surrounded by love letters you two have built each other for years, encased in tents.

You can say anything with a Post-It. I’m not entirely sure why that is. Maybe the friendliness of the squares makes it easier. A square is nicely compact and less intimidating than a full page. And they come in cheerful colors. Non-white paper is kind of inherently festive. Or maybe paper that sticks feels more important than paper that can blow away. (Though you can move them, if you need to put them somewhere else.) They might not be as lasting as words carved in stone, but Post-It thoughts will stay. For awhile, at least.

Misdirection is one of my strengths.

I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held.

I keep waiting for things to get back down to whelming, but they stay at overwhelming.

It's not a real name," she says. "Not one that he's carried with him always. It's one he wears like his hat. So he can take it off if he wants.

We must put effort and energy into anything we wish to change.