Sitting in front of my parents' house as he kissed me goodnight: Which two planets are almost identical in size? - Sarah Dessen

In the open sea, he said. Now shut up and eat your Junior Mints.

Like a word on a page that you’ve printed and read a million times, that suddenly looks strange or wrong, foreign. And you feel scared for a second, like you’ve lost something, even if you’re not sure what it is.

If something doesn't work exactly right, or maybe needs some special treatment, you don't just throw it away. Everything can't be fully operational all the time. Sometimes, we need to have the patience to give something the little nudge it needs.