Jumpstart the World

I decided that not talking is like a litmus test for a real friend. You can just sit there and be. Not always be filling up the air with words

Sometimes you have to jumpstart the world just to get it to be what even the world admits it should be

Since we all know for a fact that we're all going to die, why don't we all treat each other like we could lose each other at any minute?

And the looks on their faces were caught just right. You could see them loving dancing and loving each other. The expressions just said it all. It was so nice to look at. I was even able to stand outside the fact that it was Molly and Frank and enjoy the look of love on their faces. Love always looks nice.

You’re supposed to make mistakes. You’re just starting out. Mistakes are a good thing. They mean you were brave enough to try something hard.

I've practiced "alone" a lot, and I'm good at it.

Okay, how about this?” he said. An uncomfortable pause. At least, uncomfortable for me. “Always be the idiot who says ‘I love you’ and then starts to cry. Because that other idiot, she’s not even worth being. You’d only be wasting your time trying to be her.

I felt the kiss still there on my forehead. Literally. It was frozen there. I could still feel it. I wanted to bronze it, like people do with baby shoes. I wanted to mount it and hang it over my mantelpiece.