Hello, Universe

there was once a man who told all his secrets to the trees, and after he died, the trees whispered them to anyone who passed by.

There’s always a footnote to her I love yous. “I love you, be home by four.” “I love you, be sure to answer my texts.” “I love you, be careful.”

When you’re hungry, you’re hungry.

Sacred is all black. For some reason people are more afraid of black dogs than dogs of any other color. Now that I think about it, it’s the same for cats, too. I don’t know why. Dogs and cats can’t exactly control the color of their fur, so why does it make a difference if they’re born with black fur or brown fur? It’s all hair. People are weird sometimes, I swear.

“Like putting them in the same place at the same time, or using a special force like me to help them find their way.”
“They were in the same place at the same time for a whole year at school, and they didn’t even speak.”
“That was Virgil, not the universe. You can see how shy he is. He carries a rodent in his backpack, Gen. A rodent.”

“Yeah, I can see because they have names written right next to them. But it still looks like lines.”
Kaori sighed again. “Forgive her,” she said, to the spirits.

“The stars tell us everything. It’s fate, Gen. Fate in the stars. There are no coincidences.”

I should probably hate it because it’s a babyish nickname, but I hope he calls me cupcake even when I’m really old, like thirty.

Thank you. Amen. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to say amen or not, but it sounds good. So. Amen

“You should always survey a room when you enter it,” Lola replied. “Take a good look around. Never be caught off guard.”