“The shadow of years was not as big on his small body. He knew I was away . But when people left they always came back. ”

“Bad things always happened. People left, went away, and never came back.”

“When small people start casting big shadows it is time for sunset.”

“All night, I talked to other people. I didn't look in his direction, but I always knew where he was. I was painfully aware of him. When he was nearby, my body hummed. When he was away, there was this dull ache. With him near, I felt everything.”

“The coward says in his heart “There is no love.” Because, standing in the shadows of the big, grand, and powerful existence of love, his small spirit is left feeling even smaller and less significant. And so he chooses to deny the existence of love altogether. Because he is too small to have it.”

“He was attractive. I knew that. And I knew that attractive people always got away with things.”