Because memories fall apart, too. And you're left with nothing.

“I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my gen…”

“I couldn’t figure out which of these ideas, if any, was at the core of the poem…”

“The missing piece in his stomach hurt so much-and eventually he stopped thinkin…”

“At some point, I realized I was Kaitlyning the encounter, so I decided to text …”