The Seven Year Slip

She only ever had two rules in this apartment—one, always take your shoes off by the door.

And two: never fall in love.

My aunt used to say that you could live somewhere your entire life and still find things to surprise you.

And yet here we all were, because if we all loved one thing, it was books.

made you miss places you’ve never visited, and people you’ve never met.

I wasn’t always the easiest person to get along with, and the fact that they stuck around meant more to me than I could ever actually admit,

I wasn’t always the easiest person to get along with, and the fact that they stuck around meant more to me than I could ever actually admit,

I didn’t like people worrying about me when they had so many other things to worry about.

Always, always chase the moon.

if you don’t fit in, fool everyone until you do.

we’d be too strong if we could cook,
too