We had everything to say to each other, but no ways to say it

Well, what I don't get is why do we exist? I don't mean how, but why.' I watched the fireflies of his thoughts orbit his head. He said, 'we exist because we exist. . .we could imagine all sorts of universes like this one, but this is the one that happened.

Marriage is like a chess match is initiated and the board expands over time until it takes up all of a life.

In the morning, when the nothing vase casts a something shadow, like the memory of someone you've lost, what can you say about that?

Everyone is always in need of something that another person can give, be it undivided attention, a kind word or deep empathy. There is no better use of a life than to be attentive to such needs.

...and when is enough proof enough?

What about little microphones? What if everyone swallowed them, and they played the sounds of our hearts through a little speaker. [...] I wonder if everyone's hearts would start to beat at the same time.