It would be refreshing to have a politician try to defend guns without any reference to the Second Amendment, but on the merits of guns.

I could not believe in a God that would challenge faith like this.

I wasn’t having second thoughts, but I was having thoughts.

She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.

She laughed enough to migrate an entire flock of birds. That was how she said yes

She was not crying Which surprised me very much But I understand now That she had found places For her melancholy That were behind more masks Than only her eyes

We are not long-term beings. Not heroes of romances in many volumes. For one gesture, for one word alone, we shall make the effort. We openly admit: our creations will be temporary. We shall have this as our aim: a gesture.