“This would be my torture: all that didn't bear thinking about would devote itself to forcing me to bear thinking about it.”
“I couldn’t bear to be talked about. Some girls are shiny-sharp enough to not be damaged, but I didn’t think I would be.”
“We argued about how hard it would be to ride a bear, assuming said bear was muzzled.”
“I couldn't bear to think about it; and yet, somehow, I couldn't think about nothing else.”
“When I think about all the thinking I’ve done, I get sleepy, like a coffee-colored bear.”
“If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.”