The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not.
Society values cooperation over independence, obedience over individuality, and niceness above all else.
I've never known anyone yet who doesn't suffer a certain restlessness when autumn rolls around... We're all eight years old again and anything is possible.
You never know which people will affect your life.
Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.
The memory is like orbiting twin stars, one visible, one dark, the trajectory of what's evident forever affected by the gravity of what's concealed.