I'm just reveling in the glory of not having to hear the neediness and impotence of my own voice.

“And then I screwed up and the Colonel screwed up and Takumi screwed up and she …”

“I opened the door. He looked down at my shirt and smiled. "Funny," he said."Don…”

“I said I wouldn’t be the kind of boyfriend who reads her poetry, and I’m not, b…”

“Such was life that morning: nothing really mattered that much, not the good thi…”