Happily ever after, or even just together ever after, is not cheesy.

My girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her.

I didn't know love could leave the lights on all the time.

A landline is an anchor - busy signals, long distance bills, missed connections and all.

Eggnog reminds me of mucus." "Me, too. But in a good way.

Sometimes writing is running downhill, your fingers jerking behind you on the keyboard the way your legs do when they can’t quite keep up with gravity.

I miss you, Eleanor. I want to be with you all the time. You’re the smartest girl I’ve ever met, and the funniest, and everything you do surprises me. And I wish I could say that those are the reasons I like you, because that would make me sound like a really evolved human being …‘But I think it’s got as much to do with your hair being red and your hands being soft … and the fact that you smell like homemade birthday cake