He was the boy that made mix tapes with themes and hand-colored covers until the day he hit my sister and stopped crying.

They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend.

I wasn't raised very religiously because my parents went to Catholic school, but I do believe in God very much. I just never gave God a name, if you know what I mean. I hope I haven't let Him down regardless.

When you think back to your first kiss, your hair is perfect and she was wearing a cool outfit. We remember it with restraint and we remember it with style. We remember it as idealistically as you can think.

But right now I’m here with you. And I want to know where you are, what you need, and what you want to do.

When I was driving home, I just thought about the word 'special'. And I thought the last person who said that about me was my Aunt Helen. I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think everyone is special in their own way. I really do.

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.