The Rom-Commers

by Katherine Center

I had a theory that we gravitate toward the stories we need in life. Whatever we’re longing for—adventure, excitement, emotion, connection—we turn to stories that help us find it. Whatever questions we’re struggling with—sometimes questions so deep, we don’t even really know we’re asking them—we look for answers in stories.

“Because the bad thing you’re worried about is never the bad thing that happens.”

Your first meeting with someone should never be an ask. It should be a give.

“There is absolutely no way to predict the infinite random forces in the world any of our choices will expose us to. How paralyzing would it be to even try?”

“Whatever story you tell yourself about your life, that’s the one that’ll be true.”