No One Belongs Here More Than You

It seemed incredibly dangerous to look into each other’s eyes, but we were doing it. For how long can you behold another person? Before you have to think of yourself again, like dipping the brush back in for more ink.

I watched her walk into the store as unself-consciously as an animal in a nature documentary.

But I could see the end in sight: the boy’s shirt had cartoon characters on it and the cartoon characters were leaning away from me, they were taking a step back as the boy stepped forward.

I could feel the accordion between my hands and how impressed he would be if I said yes.

I pulled down my jean shorts and lifted my shirt over my head.

He looked like he was standing in a strong wind.

there are some great reasons for resisting language, and one of them is love.

But if they don’t, I have one more reason to want to live in the palace with him rather than convincing him to move into my apartment.

I told myself that the sound of my breathing was really the sound of all the animals in the world breathing, even the humans, even the boy, even his dog, all together, all breathing, all on Earth, at night.