You know, I have had many regrets. But when I heard Ethan Hawke say the one who is in love always wins, I don't just believe it. I choose to believe it. I believe it in my heart. Not in my head. I am not looking for proof. I just believe it. It is the closest I come to religion. I believe in the deepest part of my heart that the one who is in love always wins. Because in this shit world, to feel this, to truly feel it, to have your heart and soul buried in this feeling, even for a while, is the best feeling in the world. And maybe they turn out to be assholes and tricksters and idiots. But in that moment when your heart flew, to the stars, there is nothing that can take that place. Truly, the one who is in love always wins. If you deceive, you always lose, even where you get temporary gain. You always lose. Because you are empty. And what is life if after all you have gotten you end up empty. I'd rather win and be sad. Than be empty.
Being a reader is hard… I wanna reread my favorites, I wanna read the new releases, I wanna get through all the classics… honestly, I just wanna read every book ever written.
The private collaboration between author and reader is so beautiful to me. A stranger writes a book full of words and I get to paint it in my mind. How wonderful.