ol7

there are people you meet who you know are on solid ground. you can see it in their posture, in the calm of their shoulders, the ease of their expression. they're not worried about tomorrow, or afraid of leaving; they have somewhere to go, something to lean on. some of us are born on mountains, …

ol5

there are two ways to lose people: by hurting them, or by being hurt.

ol1

the first time i fell in love, i was four, and it was with a boy named zeus. he was my cousin, and i knew we were meant to be because both our names started with the letter 'z'. zara and zeus. zaraandzeus. we were almost one name, one person - but he was - bad.. he was …