The question, I've come to think, is not what inspires one to change, but what inspires one to remain changed.

She maintained a careful balance by her window, never allowing the men to come too close, never allowing them to stray too far.

Books are slow, books are quiet. The Internet is fast and loud.

It broke my heart into more pieces than my heart was made of, why can't people say what they mean at the time?

I thought for a minute, and then I got heavy, heavy boots.

...there are only some many times you can utter "It does not hurt" before it begins to hurt even more than the hurt.

You are the only one who has understood even a whisper of me, and I will tell you that I am the only person who has understood even a whisper of you.