To marry was to say you believed in the future and in the past, too-that history and tradition and hope could stay knit together to hold you up.

If I can write one sentence, simple and true every day, I'll be satisfied.

More and more I find myself at a loss for words and didn't want to hear other people talking either. Their conversations seemed false and empty. I preferred to look at the sea, which said nothing and never made you feel alone.

I hope we'll get lucky enough to grow old together.

To marry was to say you believed in the future and in the past, too-that history and tradition and hope could stay knit together to hold you up.

Dogs are easy. If their tails are up and their eyes are soft, you're in.

I preferred to look at the sea, which said nothing and never made you feel alone.