“…life in Paradise was not like following a straight line to the unknown; it was not an adventure. It moved in a circle among known objects. Its monotony bred happiness, not boredom.”
-the unbearable lightness of being
“I can’t ever imagine living in Los Angeles and wanting to move back to Oklahoma,” she said as she drove […]

Gaunt.
It was the first word that came to his mind that morning.
He always woke mouthing a single word, as if his subconscious was fighting to expel itself from his mind. The words were silent but harsh. Whoever lay next to him may notice the trembling of his lips, possibly a whisper of the word, […]