“So I said I wanted you to stay, even though nothing could stay the same.”

“anchor, v.: I drift, I drift, I drift, you stay.”

“She stays in the same spot, anchored by the profound, desperate loneliness of a bad relationship.”

“I love you,” she says.“I love you,” I say.And then we hang up, because nothing else needs to be said after that.I want to give Zara her life back. Even if I feel I deserve something like this, I don’t deserve it at her expense.”

“I guess that's the danger with firsts—you lose all sense of proportion. So I made a fool of myself, even though I didn'trealize it at the time. I was so devoted to him.”

“It is always an act of desperation, and I keep asking, even though I know it will never work the way I want it to.”

“i will admit there's a certain degree of giving a fuck that goes into not giving a fuck. by saying you don't care if the world falls apart, in some small way you're saying you want it to stay together, on your terms.”