So while it seemed like you were seeing everything, you really weren't. Just bits and pieces that looked like a whole.

What happened to goodbye?

All you could do was take on as much weight as you can bear. And if you're lucky, there's someone close enough by to shoulder the rest.

I'd known enough people for every minute of the day, and yet still didn't have anyone as my two a.m.

We sat there, not talking, for a few minutes. He ate the Moon Pie; only skinny people can scarf down junk food like that. Finally, I said, "Norman?" "Yeah?" "Are you ever going to show me the painting?" "Man," he said. "You are, like, so impatient." "I am not," I said. "I've been waiting forever." "Okay, okay." He stood up and went over to the corner, picking up the painting and bringing it over to rest against the bright pink belly of one of the mannequins. Then, he handed me a bandana. "Tie that on.

The health of the people I love is all that really matters in this world. Period.

but you could also look at it the other way. Like you’re saying no matter how bad things are for you, I can still relate.