The sky was gray and wintry, and the people I saw along the road, some kids on bikes and a woman pushing a stroller and carrying a heavy Co-op bag, were not in contact with it, the way crabs are not in contact with the surface of the sea,
i wonder how he avoids coming off as too narcissicst, or exceptional, like he never claims to be the only one who feels this way or sees the world in this detail