in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD

I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.

Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for I’m one of them.

We all grew up and did the things we said we’d never do.

And all I loved, I loved alone.

"The number of hours we have together is actually not so large. Please linger near the door uncomfortably instead of just leaving. Please forget your scarf in my life and come back later for it."