He said it was a quintessential Pal moment – being out and about in the universe, and then unexpectedly crossing paths with someone from home base.

I just learned the German word fernweh, sort of a cousin to wanderlust; it means “far-sickness, an ache for distance.” Penny.

Just look at us, all of us, quietly doing our thing and trying to matter. The earnestness is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time.

When you woke up, for a moment you thought you were the moon.

There are proponents of New Year’s Eve, and there are proponents of regular Tuesday nights. I am one of the latter, much happier residing in the wake of the mundane.

From the earliest age on, even as we toy with it, we instinctively know there is something mighty about the truth, that it is an immobile, looming star. We grow to crave it...

If you really love someone, you want to know what they ate for lunch or dinner without you.

I wish I had eaten more rice cakes.

If someone is in a bad mood, tickling only makes it worse.

It often feels like I’m not so much living for the present as I am busy making memories for the future.