When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat.

“you are on the freeway threading through traffic now,moving both towards someth…”

“Dear child, I only did to youwhat the sparrowdid to you; I am old when it isfas…”

“The less I needed, the better I felt.”

“I drive around the streetsan inch away from weeping,ashamed of my sentimentalit…”