There is nothing wrong with compromising. Even if you compromise almost everything.

I put my hand on the doorknob because I thought maybe her hand was on the doorknob on the other side.

Sometimes you have to put your fears in order.

And also, there are so many times when you need to make a quick escape, but humans don't have their own wings, or not yet, anyway, so what about a birdseed shirt?

The books could be completely worthless, and things we don't even read now could be considered the most important books.

I'm grateful for anything that reminds me of what's possible in this life. Books can do that. Films can do that. Music can do that. School can do that. It's so easy to allow one day to simply follow into the next, but every once in a while we encounter something that shows us that anything is possible, that dramatic change is possible, that something new can be made, that laughter can be shared.

What is being awake if not interpreting our dreams, or dreaming if not interpreting our wake?