“Little less than a promise, and a little more than a chance.”

“I know it was more than that. But it was also less than that, too.”

“The running commentary, the loving support, the jokes and the observations and the random thoughts that are made a little less random when they’re shared. The desire to be heard is as deeply seeded as the desire to be loved.”

“Why is it so much easier to talk to a stranger? why do we feel we need to disconnect in order to connect? If I wrote "Dear Sofia" or "Dear Boomer" or "Dear Lily's Great-Aunt" at the top of this postcard, wouldn't that change the words that followed? Of course it would. But the question is: When I wrote "Dear Lily," was that just a version of "Dear Myself"? I know it was more than that. But it was also less than that, too”

“I immediately suspected there was much more to it than was being said.”

“You have to trust the words. They do not create anything more than themselves.”

“need is never a good basis for any relationship. it has to be much more than that.”