It still counts, even though it happened when he was unconscious. It counts doubly because the conscious mind often makes mistakes, falls for the wrong person.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted5 days ago
Man. We fell into silence then; he did not ask me any more questions. I was still happy to sit there beside him, but that is only because I have very, very low expectations of most people, and he had now become Most People.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted5 days ago
pressed my lips against his ear and whispered again, It’s not your fault. Perhaps this was really the only thing I had ever wanted to say to anyone, and be told.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted5 days ago
Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it is worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are as much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing. Stand up and face the east. Now praise the sky and praise the light within each person under the sky. It’s okay to be unsure. But praise, praise, praise.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted4 days ago
This story won’t be very long, because the amazing thing about that year was that almost nothing happened.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted4 days ago
But instead of dying, I said: I can teach you how to swim. And we don’t need a pool.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted4 days ago
It’s been three hours since I ran into you at the bookstore with the woman in the white coat. What a fabulous white coat. You are obviously completely happy and fulfilled already, even though we only broke up two weeks ago. I wasn’t even totally sure we were broken up until I saw you with her.
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted4 days ago
“All I need is a miracle, all I need is you.”
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted4 days ago
But I did not say this, I did not say I am loved, I am a person worth loving, I am not dirty anywhere
Ivonne Angeleshas quoted4 days ago
This pain, this dying, this is just normal. This is how life is. In fact, I realize, there never was an earthquake. Life is just this way, broken, and I am crazy to hope for something else.