I don't really like coffee, she said, but I don't really like it when my head hits my desk when I fall asleep either.

We lay there and looked up at the night sky and she told me about stars called blue squares and red swirls and I told her I'd never heard of them. Of course not, she said, the really important stuff they never tell you. You have to imagine it on your own.

If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

I'm not sure if there's one right place I'm supposed to be, he said, but I know a couple of wrong places I'd give a second try in a heartbeat.

Your job is to focus on my personal happiness, she said, & I've got big plans, so break time is over.

A few said they'd be horses. Most said they'd be some sort of cat. My friend said she'd like to come back as a porcupine. I don't like crowds, she said.

What I'm mostly good at is sleeping, he once told me in confidence, but he added, I don't see much future in it.

Start here & go until you die, he said. What's so complicated about that?

If you were smart, you'd probably spend more time stretching, he said & I said, If I were really smart, I'd probably spend more time just sitting in the shade drinking lemonade.