The Christmas tree, twinkling with lights, had a mountain of gifts piled up beneath it, like offerings to the great god of excess.
The most intimate feeling people can share is neither love nor hate, but pain.
Parenthood is nothing but doubts.
Only the forgotten are truly dead.
We are all descended from monsters.
God, it's like reality's completely shifted on me. I used to think I was standing on such solid ground. If I wanted something badly enough, I just worked like hell for it. Now I can't decide what to do, which move to make. All the things I counted on aren't there for me anymore.