I Think We've Been Here Before

by Suzy Krause

Why doesn’t the thought of not having existed before bother him as much as the thought of not existing after?

It’s easier to want good things for other people while thinking you could do without them.

What he’d wanted was for her to read the book and see herself in it—and not just in the character that was obviously her, but in every character and place and scene and part of the book that was good, or cheerful, or thoughtful, or smart. He wanted her to see how much he’d noticed about her, because he knew that being noticed made a person feel cherished. He wanted her to know how much he’d cherished her.

in light of the end of all things, nothing matters, period. But maybe it’s nicer to think that everything matters the same amount.