At moments like this I envy those who have found a safe haven in which to bestow their hearts; or perhaps I envy them for having a heart to bestow. I often feel that I myself am without one, and possess in its stead merely a heart shaped stone.

“I wonder which is preferable, to walk around all your life swollen up with your…”

“...and nostalgia swept through Jimmy like a sudden hunger.”

“The way love feels is always only approximate. I would like to be without shame…”

“Stick a shovel in the ground almost anywhere and some horrible thing or other w…”