"It just happens to be the way that I’m made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them."

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If birds in flight go unburdened by names, let my memories be free of dates.

"The me sitting here and the image of me I have are out of sync."

People are by and large a product of where they were born and raised. How you think and feel’s always linked to the lie of the land.

"The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night."

"Dark are the dreams of those whose hearts are dark. And those whose hearts are darker still have no dreams at all."

"Appreciating an attractive middle-aged woman is one of the great luxuries in life."

"Everyone just keeps on disappearing. Some things just vanish, as if they were cut away. Others fade slowly into the mist."

"The details of stolen moments past and present threaten to undo him completely."