I’ve built a wall around me, never letting anybody inside and trying not to venture outside myself

When you fall in love, the natural thing to do is give yourself to it.

One impossible day, of an impossible month, of an impossible year.

Thanks to the long days of rain, the blades of grass glowed with a deep-green luster, and they gave off the smell of wildness unique to things that sink their roots into the earth.

Her smile steps offstage for a moment, then does an encore, all while I'm dealing with my blushing face.

If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.

Generally, people who are good at writing letters have no need to write letters. They've got plenty of life to lead inside their own context.