“Once someone gets a little escape velocity going, ain’t no play in the world that will keep them from leaving.”

“The only defence against raw, naked feeling was reason. Understanding made sadness easier to bear.”

I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen but as the years wasted on nothing ever did unless I caused it.

i didn't fall in love; i sprinted toward you with a deliberate intention to embrace every part of you. falling implies chance, but loving you was a conscious choice, a journey pursued with open arms. it's a declaration that my love for you isn't a mere accident; it's a purposeful and unregrettable pursuit.

“My thoughts are tired. I am not seeing things freshly, but rather in a pedestrian, lifeless way. It is as if a flame had gone out and I must wait until it starts to burn again by itself.”