—DON’T HAVE THE POWER BUT WE NEVER SAY NEVER

 

…I’m not squeezing, I’m just holding on.

 

…Sometimes these things are not accidents. I’m almost sure of it.

 

…Time well-spent—isn’t that the whole point of life?

 

…Friends and family is not an exact science. The laws of physics are awfully tricky.

 

…Being great, in whichever way you measure it, almost always begins with listening better.

 

…My shoes are gone, my life spent…

 

 …Sign seen in the kitchen of The Bear: 

"EVERY SECOND COUNTS. "

Oh, yeah.

 

… Just so you know, in case you didn’t…

Former President Trump is facing 91 felony counts in four criminal cases. He was impeached twice and left office under ignominious circumstances after his supporters violently stormed the Capitol, egged on by his claims of a stolen election. Many of his former top advisers have turned into ardent critics. And yet, several polls released in the past few weeks, including one on Sunday by NBC News, show him leading President Biden in battleground states and nationally in a hypothetical rematch in 2024.

 

…The real crux of the matter might be the one you haven’t heard, or seen. yet.

 

…Who knows? Who really knows anything? Other than, God, I mean.

 

…Unspeakable things can be survived. Or so I’ve been told. “They can. And sometimes there might just be joy on the other side.”

 

…“I’m going to make life a little more challenging for you.”

 

…Wonder when I’ll run out of tears.

 

…Wonder when I won’t be able to put up Christmas again.

 

…Wonder when…

…The truth is, nobody likes a whiner.

 

…It’s easy to become careless when you make rough comparisons.

 

…“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.”

 

...“We all look pretty much the same when we’re puking in the gutter.”

 

…“Let me say it again: you must not come lightly to the blank page.”

 

…“Life isn’t a support-system for art. It’s the other way around.”—Stephen King  

 

…I know I know I know…I wonder too much.

 

…There are very valid reasons why the impossible is impossible, but hey, Schecky.

 

…What’s a wee-bit sad is when you want someone to feel something, to feel it in the same heart-bending way you do, but they don’t.

 

…We’re all different, but when someone says, “I hear you,” or “I can see it,” we don’t seem so different in that moment.

 

…“Way to start strong.”

 

…I don’t trust the sidewalk to tell me where I’m going, same as I don’t trust the weatherman.

 

…I have a rolodex of fears. The numbers are all blacked out by Sharpies, but it’s still there.

 

…I trust you more than I trust myself, and I’m not sure if that’s wise.

 

…It’s hard to lose someone you trust so much.

 

…Do you ever think about purpose, like, What’s my purpose in life?

 

…“If this isn’t fun for you, then what is fucking fun?” The Bear

 

…I was never really sure if anybody was listening.

 

…Some days it looks like November without an exit strategy. Some days it looks like December with its jaws wide open.

 

…Okay, check. So, life is still good. Yep. I know it doesn’t necessarily sound like it, but it is.

 

…Pretty sure you got yourself a Skin.

 

…The videos and songs for “Forever Young,” by Youth Group, and “Nightswimming,” by REM always make me weep, though I’m not quite sure why.

 

…When love becomes suspect, there’s a real problem in the air.

 

…Just get paid.

 

…Bitch, where’s my mfn lime?...

 

…Old man, look at my life. I’m a lot like you were.

 

…The lesser of two evils is still evil. 

 

…I was so shaky on Thanksgiving (Saturday here). that I had to use two hands to hold a drink to my lips, and still there was spillage. 

 

…If you buy my book, that means something. It means quite a lot.

 

…Isn’t it something, crying at the tip of a hat, just like like him, just like my dad?

 

…Sooner or later they’ll all be gone.