So this was what it was like not to be me.

Some people need a red carpet rolled out in front of them in order to walk forward into friendship. They can't see the tiny outstretched hands all around them, everywhere, like leaves on trees.

... we had once called out hello into the cauldron of the world and then run away before anyone could respond.

Inelegantly, and without my consent, time passed.

This person realizes that staying home means blowing off everyone this person has ever known. But the desire to stay in is very strong. This person wants to run a bath and then read in bed.

Sometimes I lie in bed trying to decide which of my friends I truly care about, and I always come to the same conclusion: none of them.

I wondered how many other things had flown past me into death. Perhaps many. Perhaps I was flying past them, like the grim reaper, signaling the end. This would explain so much.

If I could quietly kill her without anyone knowing, I would.

The boy was growing bored and this was a form of growing up.

If we reflect, we shall recognize.

Two people can illustrate crudity to you.The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one.

Politicians are not afraid of their mistakes, they are afraid their mistakes will not succeed

Increase calls for review, check-up, control, and analysis.

Emotionally intelligent people trust their instincts and can identify how certain thoughts, feelings, people, and situations make them feel.

How are you still sane?""Who says I am? I only stopped asking myself the escape question when the walls started to answer me."Shit.

My mother was a churchgoing lady, so I always heard about God at home.

Being a mother by far is my favorite and most important career.

Is it guilty in here or is it just me?

I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person.