It was not an eventful day. I should have done extraordinary things. I should have sucked the marrow out of life. But on that day, I slept eighteen hours out of a possible twenty-four.

“because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. …”

“All of us, poor ”

“Be present in this class. And then, when it's over, be present out there.”

“The food was so good that with each passing course, our conversation devolved f…”