Sometimes things seem so unbearable in the middle of the night, don't they? In the middle of the night, we're all such children.

And when she dreams, she dreams of a girl who was lost at sea but one day found the shore.

I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it is true, but also a brain and also a soul. I've come to believe that we love with our brains as much as our hearts. Real Love is not just instinct, but intent...... From year to year, you may not always be the same Jane. This is perfectly normal. A Jane is many Janes in a lifetime.

I'm allergic to sad memories. It's the worst.

But in my defense, I knew enough about her to know I wanted to know everything else; I knew as much about her as she wanted me to know; I knew as much about her as anyone ever knows about anyone. And isn't love just curiosity at the beginning anyway?

Well, for one, you have to remember not to scream. Once you have their attention, whispering is much more effective. Screaming ghosts scare people, you know

You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.