i wait. with all my dreams, i know her heart, and i know i'm almost there.

She was a stranger now, but she'd been a friend once, and that was enough for him.

Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said.

I steeled myself to focus only on the present yet remain alert to what might come next.

As Confucius once said, 'He who does nothing is the one who does nothing.'" Gabby pondered the words, the furrowed her brow. "did Confucius really say that?" Sunglasses in place, Stephanie managed the tiniest of shrugs. "No, but who cared? The point is, they handled, and most likely they found some sort of self-satisfaction in their industrious-ness. Who am I to deprive them of that?

Rekindled love is generally short-term.

The stars were out in full, the crickets a little quieter. He had enjoyed talking to Allie and wondered what she'd thought about his life, hoping it would somehow make a difference, if it could.