Is action merely the incidental product of thought, or is thought the consequential product of action?

It's the same with menus and men and just about anything else: we think we're choosing things for ourselves, but in fact we may not be choosing anything. It could be that everthing's being decided in advance and we pretend we're making choices. Free will may be an illusion. I often think that.

For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.

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

No matter what form the relationship might take, he was the only person she could picture sharing her life with.

Let the world move along as it pleased. If it had any business with him, it would be sure to tell him.

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.