I love you present tense.

We idealize them as gods or dismiss them as animals.

She was loved deeply, but not widely

I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary?

Long week. Long month. Long life.

It's fine," I repeated. And whatever. It was fine. It had to be.

I think that it's a universal urge to have our pain not be felt alone and to have our joys not be felt alone.